Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, Cornell University Department of Entomology, 2130 Comstock Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
J Med Entomol. 2023 Sep 12;60(5):865-874. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjad100.
A major lack of expertise in vector biology, surveillance, and control for public health professionals has been acknowledged over the past several decades, especially in light of the introduction of West Nile and Zika viruses to the United States. To address this growing need, the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD) designed a unique educational program to cross-train students in the fundamentals of vector biology and public health. Here, we summarize the formation, evaluation, and outcomes of NEVBD's Master of Science in Entomology: Vector-Borne Disease Biology program and provide details on core competencies to enable adoption and adaptation of the program to other institutions and contexts. A discussion of major barriers to filling the nation's need for public health personnel with medical entomology training, such as financial barriers and recruitment of underrepresented students, is presented. We conclude with considerations for administering these training programs.
过去几十年，人们已经认识到公共卫生专业人员在媒介生物学、监测和控制方面缺乏专业知识，特别是在西尼罗河病毒和寨卡病毒传入美国之后。为了满足这一不断增长的需求，东北卓越媒介传染病研究中心（Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases，NEVBD）设计了一个独特的教育项目，旨在交叉培训学生媒介生物学和公共卫生的基础知识。在这里，我们总结了 NEVBD 昆虫学理科硕士：媒介传播疾病生物学项目的形成、评估和成果，并提供了核心能力的详细信息，以便将该项目推广到其他机构和环境中。本文还讨论了填补国家对具有医学昆虫学培训的公共卫生人员的需求方面的主要障碍，如财政障碍和代表性不足的学生的招聘。最后，我们考虑了管理这些培训项目的相关问题。
