Basic epidemiologic concepts and principles -- Epidemiologic data sources and measurements -- Epidemiologic surveillance and outbreak investigation -- The study of causation in epidemiologic investigation and research -- Common research designs used in epidemiology -- Assessment of risk and benefit in epidemiologic studies -- Understanding the quality of data in clinical medicine -- Improving decisions in clinical medicine -- Describing variation in data -- Statistical inference and hypothesis testing -- Bivariate analysis -- Sample size, randomization, and probability theory -- Multivariable analysis -- Introduction to preventive medicine -- Methods of primary prevention: health promotion -- Methods of primary prevention: specific protection -- Methods of secondary prevention -- Methods of tertiary prevention -- Selected topics in prevention -- The public health system: structure and function -- Health care organization, policy, and financing