Alumni

Graduates from the program join a diverse network of alumni who have gone on to pursue careers and leadership roles in academia, industry, governmental and non-governmental organizations both in the US and internationally.

Alumni are encouraged to join the UNC Pharmacoepidemiology Alumni and Affiliates group on Linkedin for news, opportunities in pharmacoepidemiolgy, updates and to hear about our early UNC alumni reception at ICPE!

We recently asked our Alumni some questions about their time at UNC and how it contributed to their career. Here are a few insights:

Why Pharmacoepidemiology at UNC?

“Excellent program, pharmacoepi concentration, connections with psychiatry and pharmacy colleagues“

“Academic excellence, culture of kindness, affordability”

“I wanted a strong program to learn methods – methods can be transferred to any substantive area and UNC had one of the best methods programs.”

How has your degree in Epidemiology at UNC been most valuable to you in your career?

“Epidemiology degree from UNC has been super useful in my Epi and outcomes roles in industry, where robust non-experimental studies are key to a successful clinical development program and drug launch. I also appreciated learning the science from the BEST of the best in our field, an amazing Alumni network and lasting friendships with a common purpose of advancing non-experimental research quality!”

“I use the methods I learned at UNC every day in my career as I’m writing protocols, discussing projects with stakeholders, and conducting analyses of secondary data.“

“The methods foundation has proved crucial to designing high-quality RWE studies and the UNC alumni network has also proved pivotal in my career.”

“I never imagined working in industry until my UNC training and link to a contractor role in pharma. It’s been an incredible career path that feels impactful and satisfying.“