biology

Kevin De Cock

Kevin De Cock is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kevin De Cock rather than just read about it. In short: Kevin M. De Cock, M.D., F.R.C.P.

Key takeaways

Kevin De Cock belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kevin De Cock to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kevin De Cock from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kevin M. De Cock, M.D., F.R.C.P. (UK), D.T.M. & H., is Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) country mission in Kenya. He has previously served as the team lead for CDC response to Ebola in Liberia, as Director of the CDC Center for Global Health, and as Director of the CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Surveillance, and Epidemiology. Dr. De Cock additionally served as the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of HIV/AIDS from 2006 to 2009, overseeing all of WHO's work related to HIV/AIDS focusing on initiatives to assist low- and middle-income countries in scaling up their treatment, prevention, care, and support programs. Dr. De Cock received his medical degree from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. He specialized in internal medicine, completing his residency in Bristol. He obtained the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, and completed a fellowship in hepatology at the University of Southern California. He joined CDC in 1986 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer working with viral hemorrhagic fevers. Throughout his career, he has served in a variety of positions and medical schools in the United Kingdom, the United States, and sub-Saharan Africa.

References

Sources Dr Kevin De Cock starts as the New HIV/AIDS Director at WHO The CDC Leaders, Kevin M. De Cock, M.D., F.R.C.P. (UK), D.T.M.&H

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kevin De Cock

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kevin De Cock claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kevin De Cock before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kevin De Cock ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kevin De Cock

In research: Kevin De Cock appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kevin De Cock in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kevin De Cock is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alumni of the University of Bristol, Alumni of the University of Liverpool, American microbiologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kevin De Cock outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Kevin De Cock in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kevin De Cock means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Kevin De Cock out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Kevin De Cock in simple terms?

Kevin M. De Cock, M.D., F.R.C.P.

Why does Kevin De Cock matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kevin De Cock?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Kevin De Cock.