Winner of Exactly
Six Words Contest Selected
We created a contest
late last year for epidemiologists to write a story of exactly six
words about the life of an epidemiologist. This contest was modelled
on a feature in Science which had asked young scientist to write
exactly six words which tell a story about the life of a scientist. We
received multiple entries.
The winner of The
Epidemiology Monitor contest is:
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“No magic bullets; only data, suggestions”
This entry was submitted by Tamara Chavez-Lindell
an epidemiologist with the Tennessee Integrated Food Safety
Center of Excellence of the East Tennessee Regional Health
Office. Tamara will receive $300 for her prize winning entry.
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Runners up who deserve Honorable
Mention included the following descriptions of the life of an
epidemiologist in six words:
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“Achieve statistical significance or die trying”
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Sameer Gopalani,
the Public Health Division of the Pacific Community (SPC)
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“Remember: people are behind the data”
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“If only the politicians would listen…”
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Andrew Turner,
Specialty Registrar in Public Health, Blackburn with Darwen
Borough Council
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“Agonize over causation; use associational
language”
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Felice Le-Scherban,
Drexel University
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“Data to policy: average 40 years”
Salaam Semaan
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We enjoyed sponsoring
the contest and invite readers to submit ideas for topics which would
make good contests. Submit your ideas to
epimon@aol.com ■
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