Samwel James Sumba | Public Health | University of Nebraska Medical Center

PhD. Student

Department of Epidemiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

2016 - present: Graduate Assistant, Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2009 - 2016: Epidemiologist, Tanzania Commission for AIDS-Tanzania
2008 - 2009: Senior Medical Officer, Mwanza Regional Hospital-Ministry of Health, Tanzania
2004 - 2006: Medical Officer, Mwanza Regional Hospital-Ministry of Health-Tanzania
2006 - 2008: Postgraduate student, Makerere University, Kampala-Uganda
2003 - 2004: Intern Doctor, Bugando Consultant and Teaching Hospital, Mwanza-Tanzania

2006-2008: MSc in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University, Kampala-Uganda
1998-2003: MD degree, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences of the University of Dar es Salaam-Tanzania

Epidemiology and Biostatistics are two of my passions. Particularly, I am interested in Cancer Epidemiology and infectious diseases. Non communicable diseases including cancer have not attracted much attention in most of the developing countries. My focus will be on cancer prevention programs and analysis on cancer treatment outcomes especially in developing countries. I want to gain hands-on-experience in these fields and feel that my daily actions and work are contributing to the success of cancer prevention programs and improved survival of cancer patients. I want to work on cancer research projects that will promote cancer prevention programs as well as improving cancer treatment outcomes. Following my PhD in Epidemiology, I aspire to become a cancer researcher and expand my knowledge in the field of public health.