Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development (DSEPD) Pan-Fellowship Stakeholder Survey

Attachment B: Fellowship Survey Web Version
Welcome!

Form Approved
OMB No. 0920-1163
Exp. Date: 02/29/2020

Thank you for participating in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Scientific
Education and Professional Development (DSEPD) Fellowship Survey. The purposes of this survey are 1)
to learn how well our fellowship programs prepare participants for work in public health and benefit host
organizations, and 2) to identify public health workforce training needs you would like our fellowship
programs to address.
DSEPD manages the seven CDC fellowship programs listed below. We invite all persons who completed
one of these programs during the past 10 years, or supervised someone who completed one of these
programs during the past 5 years, to complete this survey.
1)
2)
3)

Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship (PMR/F)
CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship (PE)

4)
5)
6)
7)

Epidemiology Elective Program (Epi-Elective)
Hubert Global Health Fellowship (Hubert)
Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program at CDC
Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP)

Your participation in the survey is completely voluntary, and you may skip any questions you do not want to
answer. Your responses will be anonymous unless you include identifying information in response to one of
the questions. The web survey does not set cookies or retain IP addresses, and responses cannot be
linked to your email address. Your responses will be kept secure, and your privacy will be protected to the
extent allowed by federal law. Only DSEPD evaluation and fellowship program staff will have access to the
data. All responses will be analyzed and reported as aggregate data. CDC will use this survey, along with
other fellowship data, to improve our fellowship training programs.
This survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. If you have any questions, please contact
the DSEPD evaluation team at [email protected] or 404-498-1917.
Public reporting burden of this collection of information is estimated to average 8 minutes per response for most respondents and 16 minutes per response for
respondents who have both completed and supervised a fellowship program, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information including suggestions for reducing this burden to CDC/ATSDR Reports Clearance Officer; 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS D-74 Atlanta, Georgia 30333; ATTN: PRA (0920-1163).

Your Participation in CDC Fellowship Programs

Thank you for taking our survey! Our first few questions are about how you have
worked with CDC’s fellowship programs.
1. Which CDC fellowship(s) did you complete?
Year started
Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship (PMR/F)
CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship (PE)
Epidemiology Elective Program (Epi-Elective)
Hubert Global Health Fellowship (Hubert)
Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program at CDC
Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP)

2. If you did not select any of these fellowship programs, please indicate why. Your

response will ensure that you only see relevant survey questions.
You did not complete any of these fellowship programs.
You did complete one of these fellowship programs, but the year you began did not appear in the list.
Not applicable

Note:
These are
drop-down
menus with
years that
respondents
can choose
from.

Alumni: Career Progression

The next section is about your career after completing the CDC fellowship program(s) you selected
on the previous page.
3. Did your Epi-Elective and/or Hubert experience influence you to pursue a career in public health?
No
Yes
Don't know/ not sure
N/A. You did not complete Epi-Elective or Hubert.

4. Are you still in training (e.g., full-time student, resident)? Do not include continuing education after you
have begun your professional career.
No
Yes

Alumni: Career Progression

5. How many years of professional work experience did you have before starting the CDC fellowship
program(s) you selected on the previous page? Please include time spent in any other post-graduate,
career fellowship programs you completed.

6. Thinking about your current position, how much of your work is related to public health? This includes
traditional and non-traditional public health activities and settings.
You are not currently employed.
None
Some
Most
All

Alumni: Career Progression

7. What are the primary reasons you do not work in public health?

Alumni: Career Progression

8. What is your primary work affiliation in your current position (i.e., the place where you work on a day-today basis)? Please consider this affiliation when survey questions ask about your current position or
organization. (Check one.)
Government – CDC
Government – Other HHS agency
Government – Other federal agency (non-HHS)
Government – State health department/government
Government – Local health department/government
Government – Territorial health department/government
Government – Tribal health department/government
Government – International health agency/ government
Government – Military
Government – Other (please specify below)
Healthcare setting – Private practice
Healthcare setting – HMO
Healthcare setting – Private hospital/clinic
Healthcare setting – Other (please specify below)
Academic – Medical school
Academic – Veterinary school
Academic – School of nursing
Academic – School of public health
Academic – Other (please specify below)
Other – Foundation/ association/ non-governmental organization
Other – Pharmaceutical company
Other – Private business (other than pharmaceutical or patient care)
Other – Other (please specify below)
Other (please specify)

Alumni: Career Progression

9. Are you part of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)?
No
Yes
Don't know/ not sure

Alumni: Career Progression

10. What is your current job title? This should be the title that you regularly use, regardless of your official
HR classification.

11. What is your current supervisory status?
You do not supervise other employees.
You provide employees with day-to-day guidance in work projects, but do not have official supervisory responsibility.
You supervise other employees.
You supervise one or more supervisors.
You are a senior executive or equivalent (e.g., CEO, CFO, center or agency director).

12. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
In your current position, you have a great deal of…
Strongly
disagree
Influence on the policy, operations, or administration of your work
unit (e.g., program, department, or branch).
Formal decision-making authority for your work unit.
Opportunities to represent your organization in external settings.
Cross-sector or interdisciplinary collaboration.
Technical responsibility (e.g., subject matter expertise).
Fiscal responsibility (e.g., budget management).

Somewhat
disagree

Neither
agree nor
disagree

Somewhat
agree

Strongly
agree

Alumni: Career Progression

13. After completing your fellowship(s), how many times have you conducted the following activities in a
capacity related to public health? Do not include work during your fellowship.
0 times
Led a program or intervention (i.e., an organized, planned, and
usually ongoing effort designed to improve a social problem or
improve social conditions)
Led a policy development initiative
Led a research project (e.g., principal investigator for an IRBapproved study)
Obtained new funding for your organization (e.g., via contracts,
grants, or other mechanisms)
Conducted strategic planning for your organization
Authored a publication (e.g., journal article, book chapter)
Served on an expert panel or advisory board
Served in an official leadership role in a professional organization
Other leadership activity (please specify below)
Specify other leadership activity here:

1-2 times

3-5 times

6-10 times

More than
10 times

Alumni: Role of the Fellowship in Your Career

This section has questions about how your fellowship experience prepared you for your career.
14. Which CDC fellowship did you complete most recently? Your response will make sure that you
receive the right set of survey questions.
Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship (PMR/F)
Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship (PE)
Epidemiology Elective Program (Epi-Elective)
Hubert Global Health Fellowship (Hubert)
Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program at CDC
Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP)

Note:
"{{ Q14 }}" will
display the
fellowship name
the respondent
selected in #14.
"{{ Q14 }}" is used
throughout this
section.

Alumni: Role of the Fellowship in Your Career

15. Are you currently working in epidemiology?
No
Yes

Note:
The questions on this page are tailored for
what EIS alumni will see. The professional
discipline in #15 and the skill sets in #16 will
be tailored for the fellowship the respondent
selected in #14. Refer to the Word document
for the list of disciplines and skill sets.

16. How relevant are each of the following skill sets to your current position?
A little –
Slightly
Not at all – Not enhances job
useful
performance
Assessment and analysis: identifying public health problems,
conducting surveillance, investigating, planning studies, managing
and analyzing data, and making recommendations
Basic public health sciences: applying principles from across
different public health disciplines (e.g., biology, genomics,
environmental health, behavioral health, laboratory science,
information technology) to support epidemiologic activities
Communication: conveying epidemiologic information to
professional audiences, lay audiences, or policy makers
Community dimension of practice: ensuring mutual engagement
with partners and stakeholders (e.g., at community-, state-, local-,
and tribal-levels) in epidemiologic activities
Cultural competency: being sensitive and responsive to the needs
and contexts of diverse populations
Operational planning and management: fostering collaborations,
strong partnerships, and team building to accomplish
epidemiology program objectives
Leadership and systems thinking: demonstrating ethical conduct
and contributing to emergency responses
Policy development: bringing epidemiologic perspective in the
development and analysis of public health policies

Somewhat –
Desired
qualification

Very much –
Required

17. To what extent did completing each of the following {{ Q14 }} activities prepare you to perform your job
duties in your current position?
Not at all – Not relevant or did not prepare you
A little – Had a small role in preparing you (e.g., introduced relevant topics or skills)
Somewhat – Had a moderate role in preparing you (e.g., developed skills, but you required additional
training in this area)
Very much – Had a large role in preparing you (e.g., little or no additional training needed in this
area)

Not at all
Conduct or participate in a field investigation of a potentially
serious public health problem that requires a timely response
Design, conduct, and interpret an epidemiological analysis
Evaluate a public health surveillance system
Give a public health talk (>30 minutes) on the officers’ original
work or in their field of study
Give an oral presentation (5-15 minutes) to a scientific audience
Write scientific manuscript for a peer-reviewed journal
Write a concise public health update communicating timely
information
Write an abstract
Communicate complex scientific concepts to a lay audience
Provide service to the agency (health department or CDC)

Note:
The activities on this page will be
taillored for the fellowship the
respondent selected in #14. Refer
to the Word document for the list of
activities.

A little

Somewhat

Very much

Did not
complete
activity

Alumni: Role of the Fellowship in Your Career

18. To what extent did each of the following parts of your {{ Q14 }} experience prepare you for your current
position?
Not at all – Not relevant or did not prepare you
A little – Had a small role in preparing you
Somewhat – Had a moderate role in preparing you
Very much – Had a large role in preparing you

Not at all

A little

Somewhat

Very much

This was not
part of my
fellowship

Classroom-based training
Peer-to-peer learning
Learning from mentors
Developing a professional network

19. Overall, to what extent did your {{ Q14 }} experience prepare you to perform your first job after your
fellowship?
Not at all – Not relevant or did not prepare you
A little – Had a small role in preparing you (e.g., introduced relevant topics or skills)
Somewhat – Had a moderate role in preparing you (e.g., developed skills, but you required additional training)
Very much – Had a large role in preparing you (e.g., little or no additional training needed)

20. How did your {{ Q14 }} experience impact your overall career progression?
Negative impact
No impact
Minimal positive impact
Moderate positive impact
Substantial positive impact

21. How else did your {{ Q14 }} experience help prepare you for your career?

22. What skills do you wish {{ Q14 }} would have provided more training on?

23. What topics did you receive training on in {{ Q14 }} that are irrelevant to your public health career?

Supervisors: Hosting Fellows

Think about your experience as a supervisor of fellows. This section is about the extent to which
hosting a fellow helped your organization to meet its goals. Please think about the most recent
fellow you supervised who completed the fellowship program. Do not include someone who is
currently a fellow.
24. Have you been the primary supervisor for a fellow who completed any fellowship listed below during
2012–2016?
By primary supervisor, we mean the main point of contact who assesses the fellow’s performance.
Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship (PMR/F)
CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship (PE)
Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program at CDC
Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP)
No
Yes
Don't know/ not sure

Supervisors: Hosting Fellows

25. For which fellowship have you most recently supervised a fellow who completed the fellowship
program?
Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship (PMR/F)
CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship (PE)
Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program at CDC
Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP)

Please think about this person when asked about the most recent fellow you supervised.

26. To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following statement:
People in your work unit developed skills or knowledge as a result of working with the most recent fellow
you supervised.
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree

Supervisors: Hosting Fellows

27. Which of the following are reasons why people in your work unit did not develop skills or knowledge as
a result of working with the fellow? (Check all that apply.)
The fellow did not bring new knowledge or skills.
The fellows’ knowledge and skills were not relevant for other team members.
The fellow did not work with others in a way that supported sharing knowledge or skills (e.g., not part of a team).
People were not interested in learning from the fellow.
The fellow needed additional training from the fellowship in interpersonal communication.
The fellow needed additional training from the fellowship in cultural competency.
Other (please specify)

Supervisors: Hosting Fellows

28. Have any of the most recent fellow’s products or activities listed below continued to benefit your
organization after the fellow’s service ended? Only include items if the fellow made a meaningful
contribution to the work. (Check all that apply.)
Public health programs or initiatives
Policies or formal guidelines
Scientific publications or presentations
Communication with lay audiences
Data for public health decision making (including creation of registries, surveillance)
Data for continuous quality improvement
Training or technical assistance materials (e.g., curricula, job aids)
Budgets
Public health information systems
Partnerships
Improvements to organizational efficiencies (e.g., standard operating procedures)
No lasting effect after service ended
Other (please specify)

29. When the most recent fellow you supervised completed the fellowship, did your organization… (Check
one.)
Hire the graduate into the immediate work group where the fellowship occurred
Hire the graduate into another work group
Continue to work with the graduate through a mechanism other than hiring (e.g., contracting, another fellowship, etc.)
Not retain the graduate through any mechanism

Supervisors: Hosting Fellows

30. Which of these are reasons why your organization did not hire the graduate or continue to work with the
graduate through another mechanism? (Check all that apply.)
No position available
No funds available
Graduate not interested (e.g., accepted another position)
Graduate did not have the knowledge and skills needed for the work
Your organization already had the knowledge and skills that the graduate would bring (e.g., no value added)
Personal qualities of the graduate (e.g., dependability, work ethic)
Other (please specify)

Supervisors: Hosting Fellows

31. Which of these are reasons why your organization has continued to work with the graduate as an
employee, contractor, or through another mechanism? (Check all that apply.)
Graduate had the knowledge and skills needed for the work
Graduate brought additional knowledge and skills that your team would not otherwise have had
Personal qualities of the graduate (e.g., dependability, work ethic)
Easier than recruiting a new person for the position
Familiarity with your organization and its work
Other (please specify)

Supervisors: Hosting Fellows

32. What specific long-term effects, positive or negative, did your organization experience as a result of
hosting the most recent fellow you supervised?

Alumni and Supervisors: Public Health Training Needs

You’re almost done with the survey! This last section asks you to think about the skills your
organization needs in its workforce.
If you are not currently employed, please skip this question by clicking the Next button at the
bottom of the page.

33. To what extent do you disagree or agree with the each of the following statements?
It is important to you that recent graduates or early career professionals your organization might hire have
been trained in…
Strongly
disagree
Systems thinking:
Understanding how components, as part of a system, interact
with each other
Communicating persuasively:
Communicating in a way that persuades others to act
Change management:
Managing change in response to dynamic, evolving
circumstances
Informatics and Analytics:
Systematically applying information and computer science and
technology to public health practice, research, and learning
Problem solving:
Solving complex problems as they arise in every-day work
Working with diverse populations:
Addressing the needs of diverse populations in a culturally
sensitive way
Policy development:
Creating evidence-informed policy and regulation, managing
approval processes, and implementation
Project organization and management:
Managing all components of a project toward achieving project
goals
Health economics:
Using economic evaluation, policy analysis, and decision
modeling to assess the impact of interventions, programs, and
policies

Applied epidemiology:
Conducting outbreak investigations, analytic epidemiology,
surveillance, etc.
Other
(please specify)

Somewhat
disagree

Neither
agree nor
disagree

Somewhat
agree

Strongly
agree

34. How can our fellowship programs continue to support you and your organization’s work in public
health?

35. Those are all of our questions. Is there anything else, positive or negative, you would like us to know
about your experience as a fellow or supervisor?

Thank you for your time!
Your information will help us improve our fellowship programs.