Education and Training
creating tomorrow’s leaders
We train and develop the current and next generation of injury and violence prevention researchers and public health professionals.
Curriculum
Students may study at the College of Public Health, which offers both Master’s (MPH, MS) and doctoral (PhD) degrees. In the College of Public Health, our students are from the Departments of Occupational and Environmental Health, Epidemiology and Community and Behavioral Health. We also draw students from the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Engineering, and Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Iowa City
The UI IPRC is housed in the College of Public Health and offers one of the most comprehensive injury and violence training curriculums in the nation.
Resilience and Trauma-Informed Perspectives
We partner with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to offer an undergraduate Certificate in Resilience and Trauma-Informed Perspectives.
In addition, we offer:
- Cutting-edge technology
- Teaching innovations
- Skills-based learning
- Experiential learning opportunities
- Summer graduate student internship program with the NCIPC at the CDC
- Professional development
- Seminars/ Symposia/ Trainings
- Technical assistance (for our partners)
- Research funding opportunities
- Injury and violence prevention resources
Funding
UI IPRC students can receive financial support through training and research grants.
- Graduate research assistantships (GRAs)
- Training grants, such as the Occupational Injury Prevention program
- Pilot grants
- Fogerty fellowships
- Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research and Training (MHIRT)
Education and Training Opportunities
We offer post-doctoral positions and experiential learning opportunities such as internships, fellowships, and graduate research assistantships. We also offer training opportunities for injury and violence prevention professionals.
Careers in Injury and Violence Prevention
Our students have gone on to work in injury and violence prevention positions at the CDC, U.S. military, local and state public health departments and centers, companies, academic institutions, and other CDC Injury Control Research Centers (ICRCs).
Work with us
Interested in working with the UI IPRC? Fill out our internship/student research interest form.
For more information about education and training contact Cara Hamann.