Studying populations to improve healthcare
Epidemiology research improves the health of patients and communities by identifying and addressing the cause and control of diseases and conditions within groups of people.
Overview
Epidemiology is foundational to clinical and population sciences research and central to Mayo Clinic's mission of improving health. Researchers in Mayo Clinic's Division of Epidemiology, which is part of the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, aim to improve clinical practice and population health through innovative, multidisciplinary and methodologically rigorous studies across the translational research continuum. The division is nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in translational science and education.
Building on a legacy of exceptional epidemiological research, we are uniquely positioned to address urgent clinical and population health questions across the full translational research spectrum. Our ongoing research programs focus primarily on complex diseases, including cancer and cardiometabolic, neurological and musculoskeletal diseases.
The National Institutes of Health funds most of the clinical, family and population-based studies that we conduct. These studies include the Rochester Epidemiology Project, which is a health records linkage system containing the health information of people residing in 27 counties of southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The division also is home to the Survey Research Center, which is an institutional resource for conducting mail, web and telephone surveys for research purposes or clinical care, including remote patient monitoring.
The Division of Epidemiology is made up of more than 100 members with doctoral-, masters- or bachelor's-level expertise. The division is represented on Mayo Clinic's Arizona, Florida and Minnesota campuses.
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