Epidemiology and Public Health
EPH Funding Figures

The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) submitted 151 grant applications in FY2023. EPH faculty received $38m in extramural funding, and 92% of extramural funding came from federal sources.

The graph below shows the latest Blue Ridge Report*.

chart of Blue Ridge ranking

 

The department anticipates continued growth in extramural support. Factors pushing this growth include:

  1. Growth in the number of submitted proposals
  2. Greater collaboration across campuses
  3. Recruitment of research faculty

The department is committed to expanding its research funding and to increasing the productivity of research projects.

* The Blue Ridge Ranking reports on NIH grant funding (not including research and development contracts) for United States allopathic medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.