CDC Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) Core Practice Test
CDC Field Epidemiology core competency exam covering epidemiological methods, outbreak investigation, surveillance, and public health practice. Administered by CDC/CSTE. Key domains include Biostatistics, Communication, Computer Technology and Epidemiologic Methods.
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A road-traffic injury review shows increasing motorcycle deaths among young men, but the infectious disease unit says injuries are not a priority for FETP. The transport ministry has crash data, hospital data are incomplete, and helmet enforcement is weak. What is the best epidemiologic response?
Two field teams argue because both are interviewing the same households, while no one is collecting water samples. Each team thought the other had the sampling assignment. What leadership action should prevent recurrence?
Two postal workers develop fever and mediastinal widening after handling leaking mail from an unknown sender. A third worker has a painless black eschar. The hospital wants to wait for routine culture before notifying public health. What should the field epidemiologist advise?
A map of scorpion-sting reports shows many dots in the capital city and few in desert districts. The capital has far more residents and better reporting. What mapping choice best avoids misleading decision makers about risk?
A cross-border cholera response includes two ministries, a water utility, an NGO laboratory, and district surveillance officers. Each group is issuing separate task lists and field teams are duplicating household visits. Which leadership action should the FETP coordinator take first?