The increasing need for epidemiologists in biomedical research has been studied by polling organizations with present and potential needs for epidemiologic services. The research institutes of the National Institutes of the National Institutes of Health and the schools of medicine reported the greatest estimated need among the respondents. They and others polled indicated a substantial need for master's and doctoral level epidemiologists that cannot be fulfilled by current training programs in epidemiology. Broad, sound methodological training applicable to all health problems, and increased funding for support of epidemiologic trainees and training programs in institutions, which would make epidemiology training competitive with that in other fields, are strongly recommened.
民意调查机构通过调查当前和潜在的流行病学服务需求，对生物医学研究中对流行病学家日益增长的需求进行了研究。美国国立卫生研究院的研究机构和医学院报告称，在受访者中，他们估计的需求最大。他们以及其他接受调查的人表示，对硕士和博士水平的流行病学家有大量需求，而目前的流行病学培训项目无法满足这一需求。强烈建议提供适用于所有健康问题的广泛、扎实的方法学培训，并增加对机构中流行病学学员和培训项目的资金支持，这将使流行病学培训与其他领域的培训具有竞争力。
