The department maintains active collaboration with a number of medical, dental and veterinary fellowship programs.  Fellows engage in research and some teaching and clinical activities.  Fellowships generally include tuition and fees for a public health program in addition to the stipend.  The prospective fellow applies separately to the liaison program and to the epidemiology program.  Affiliated programs currently supporting students in the Department of Epidemiology include the following:  

Program in Oral Epidemiology.    A three-year program for dentists or dental hygienists enrolled in the doctoral program in Epidemiology. 

NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship.  Designed to train physicians for academic careers with a focus on primary care research. 

Preventive Medicine Residency.   A two-year program for physicians who want to qualify for the Preventive Medicine Boards.  Supports a concurrent public health MPH program.

MD/PhD Program.   The School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in conjunction with the Graduate School, is pleased to offer a combined degree MD/PhD Program.  The combined MD/PhD Program is available to exceptional students who seek to combine a career in clinical medicine with a career in biomedical research.