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A Call for an Inclusive Path Forward: Developing a Roadmap for Diversity and Equity for Field Epidemiologists

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Originating in 1951 in the United States with a cohort of male physicians, field epidemiology training programs (FETPs) now support workforce development in more than 200 countries and territories, with graduates of diverse genders and professional backgrounds. In 2018 a group of leading field epidemiologists identified avenues to modernize the field, published in The Path Forward: The Global Field Epidemiology Roadmap . The roadmap lacked intersection with contemporary concerns, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Mirroring global health workforce trends that see women overrepresented at the frontline and underrepresented across leadership, a review of the processes to develop The Path Forward highlights inequities across field epidemiology leadership. With the nascent Global Field Epidemiology Partnership publishing a strategic plan acknowledging DEI, we provide recommendations to understand the modern population of field epidemiologists, create space for untraditional voices, and diversify leadership.

Source: Public Health Challenges

DOI: 10.1002/puh2.70152

Authors: Rachel Hammersley‐Mather, Tambri Housen, Sonia Palmieri, Emma Field

Institutions: Australian National University, University of Newcastle Australia

Language: English

Topic: Diversity and Career in Medicine

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,650