Heroes of the EIS
During orientation, new Rollins students discussed Inside the Outbreaks: the Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service. Author Mark Pendergrast covers the history of the EIS, founded in 1951.
Several Rollins faculty (current and former) who served with the EIS are included: John Boring, Philip Brachman, James Buehler, William Foege, Stanley Foster, Eugene Gangarosa, Jeffrey Koplan, John McGowan, Godfrey Oakley, Roger Rochat, and Mark Rosenberg. RSPH Dean James Curran, who is an honorary EIS officer, is cited for his leadership at the CDC during the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Daniel Blumenthal, Daniel Budnitz, Ali Khan, and other Rollins alumni also are mentioned.
