GRADUATE COURSE
Communicable Diseases Control
ACC – CDC 701
Graduate-level study of infectious diseases, outbreak prevention, and evidence-based disease control strategies for healthcare professionals and students.
Is this Course Right For You?
Communicable Disease Control is designed for healthcare professionals, healthcare students, public health practitioners, and organizational leaders seeking practical approaches to preventing, identifying, and responding to infectious diseases. Learners develop knowledge and skills applicable in clinical care, public health programs, community health initiatives, disaster response, and global health settings.
What You'll Gain
Why Communicable Diseases Control Matters
Communicable diseases continue to affect communities around the world, from local outbreaks to global health emergencies. Healthcare professionals play a critical role in prevention, early detection, education, and response efforts. This course equips learners with practical tools to address infectious disease challenges and support healthier populations in both resource-rich and resource-constrained settings.
Meet Your Faculty
Joseph LeMaster, MD, MPH
Professor
Drawing on decades of experience in epidemiology, refugee health, public health research, and healthcare service in Nepal and the United States, Dr. LeMaster helps learners apply population health principles to improve healthcare outcomes in diverse communities.
Cost & Affordability
INMED is committed to providing affordable, graduate-level education for healthcare professionals and students worldwide.
Tuition for the Epidemiology $1,050.
Ready to Begin?
Join healthcare professionals and students developing the knowledge and skills needed to serve effectively across cultures and communities.
Current INMED students may enroll through the LMS. New learners taking this course independently may create an account and register online.
Course Details
About this Course
Rapidly increasing international trade and travel predictably increases the likelihood of rapid transmission of infectious diseases. The devastation caused by the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic and the worldwide alarm prompted by the 2004 SARS epidemic provide important insights into today’s concerns surrounding COVID-19. This course emphasizes objective investigation to identify evidence-based answers to critical questions, including identifying the infectious agent, the mode of transmission, incubation period, and effective modalities for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. This course also highlights how communicable disease control often requires deliberate intervention to address special ethical challenges: disease-associated racism, resistance to local and international cooperation, and extreme stress placed upon low-resource health systems. This is a comprehensive course is built around the required textbook The End of Epidemics, by Jonathan D. Quick (Scribe Publications, 2018).
This course may be taken individually or applied toward select INMED graduate credentials.
Competency Objectives
At the completion of the Communicable Disease Control Course, learners will be able to demonstrate using case-studies and simulation:
- Long-range mitigation of risk factors associated with epidemics
- Effective measures to investigate the causes of epidemics
- Reliable communicable disease control interventions
Schedule & Format
Download the Syllabus for the Communicable Diseases Control
INMED Graduate Courses follow a structured eight-week learning format designed to promote meaningful engagement, collaboration, and application.
Course Format
- Eight-week online learning experience
- Weekly faculty-guided virtual classroom sessions
- Assigned readings and learning activities
- Interaction with faculty and fellow learners
- Applied assignments and assessments
Time Commitment
Learners should anticipate dedicating approximately 4-6 hours per week to readings, coursework, discussions, assignments, and virtual classroom participation.
Education & Evaluation
Education Methods
Learners will achieve the course competency objectives through the following educational methods:
- Assigned book and article readings
- Critical analysis
- Group discussions
- Essay Composition
- Simulation exercises
Evaluation Methods & Requirements For Successful Completion
Assessment of the learner’s performance will be based upon:
- Demonstration of the competency objectives using case-studies and simulation
- Completion of all Chapter Discussion Board assignments
- Completion of all Article Discussion Board assignments
- Achievement of ≥ 80% on the Emergency Pandemic Control Essay
- Achievement of ≥ 80% on the Emergency Pandemic Control Exam
- Complete evaluation and credit claims forms at the course conclusion
Continuing Education
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for the INMED Epidemiology Course is attained through satisfactory completion of the course requirements. Note: CME is not applicable to students or resident physicians.
Cost
There is no additional charge for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit.
Accreditation Statement
Physicians
Institute for International Medicine is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Institute for International Medicine designates this other activity (live course and enduring material) for a maximum of 38 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Launch Date: February 1, 2024
Accreditation Termination Date: February 1, 2027
Other Healthcare Professionals
A certificate of completion indicating the number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ will be issued for completing this course. Certificates may be submitted to applicable state boards for recognition.
Disclosures
No persons in control of the content of this course have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
| Nicholas Comninellis MD MPH DIMPH | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose |
| Joseph LeMaster MD MPH | Wife owns individual stock with AstraZeneca PLA: All relevant financial relationships mitigated |
| Fred Loper MD | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose |
| Timothy Myrick MD DTMH | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose |
| Leda Rivera | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose |
Policies
Enrollment in INMED courses constitutes agreement with all applicable academic and administrative policies.
Refund Policy
Refund requests are subject to INMED’s published refund schedule and policies.
Attendance
Learners are expected to actively participate in all required learning activities and virtual classroom sessions.
Punctuality
Assignments and assessments should be completed by established deadlines. Late submissions may affect successful course completion.
Academic Standing
INMED reserves the right to dismiss learners who fail to meet academic, professional, or behavioral expectations.
Technology Requirements
Learners are responsible for maintaining reliable internet access and the technology necessary to participate fully in online learning activities.
Additional policies are available through the Student Policies section.
