Are You Ready to Broaden Your

Horizon?

Are You Ready to Broaden Your

Horizon?

Consider a Career in Preventive MedicinePhysicians with Populations as their Patients

Outbreak Investigation

Infectious Disease Surveillance

Epidemic Intelligence Service

Global Health

HumanitarianAssistance

Travel Medicine

TropicalMedicine

Homeland Security

Disaster Preparedness & Response

PolicyDevelopment

Safety Regulations

International Negotiations

Media Relations

Clinical Screening Programs

HealthPromotion

Patient Education

Public Health Campaigns

Occupational Medicine

Environmental Medicine

Toxicology

Aerospace Medicine

Hyperbaric Medicine

Informatics

Research & Academia

Teaching & Education

Are you ready to:Are you ready to:

Earn a Masters of Public Health degree?

Prevent disease, illness, and injury?

Work on a population level?

Collaborate with other disciplines?

Be a leader?

Earn a Masters of Public Health degree?

Prevent disease, illness, and injury?

Work on a population level?

Collaborate with other disciplines?

Be a leader?

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Public Health & General

Preventive Medicine

Aerospace Medicine

Occupational Medicine

Preventive Medicinehas three mainsubspecialties:

Preventive Medicine Preventive Medicine physicians work in a physicians work in a variety of arenas . . .variety of arenas . . .

Preventive Medicine Preventive Medicine physicians work in a physicians work in a variety of arenas . . .variety of arenas . . .

GovernmentGovernmentU.S. Surgeon GeneralMedical Director, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)Senior Advisor, Public Health ServicesPublic Health Policy AnalystChief, Cancer Control Branch, State Health

DepartmentHealth Commissioner, County Health

Department

U.S. Surgeon GeneralMedical Director, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)Senior Advisor, Public Health ServicesPublic Health Policy AnalystChief, Cancer Control Branch, State Health

DepartmentHealth Commissioner, County Health

Department

Workplace/Private SectorWorkplace/Private SectorOccupational Physician for a corporation

or companyMedical Director in a health-related

industry (i.e. pharmaceuticals, insurance, biotechnology)

Vice President for Health TechnologiesDirector of Medical Product Development

Occupational Physician for a corporation or company

Medical Director in a health-related industry (i.e. pharmaceuticals, insurance, biotechnology)

Vice President for Health TechnologiesDirector of Medical Product Development

Academia/ResearchAcademia/ResearchProfessor of EpidemiologyClinical Faculty for Chronic Disease

Prevention & TreatmentResearch Associate of Preventive

Measures and EfficacyTeaching Faculty for School of Public

Health/College of MedicineResearch Scientist for Infectious

Disease and ImmunologyPreventive Medicine Residency Director

Professor of EpidemiologyClinical Faculty for Chronic Disease

Prevention & TreatmentResearch Associate of Preventive

Measures and EfficacyTeaching Faculty for School of Public

Health/College of MedicineResearch Scientist for Infectious

Disease and ImmunologyPreventive Medicine Residency Director

Clinical Preventive MedicineClinical Preventive MedicineDirector of community-based prevention

programsPhysician for outbreak response teamsClinical Director of mobile emergency

operations centerMedical Director for poison control centerChief of global emerging infections surveillanceChair of committee to develop clinical

guidelines for prevention

Director of community-based prevention programs

Physician for outbreak response teamsClinical Director of mobile emergency

operations centerMedical Director for poison control centerChief of global emerging infections surveillanceChair of committee to develop clinical

guidelines for prevention

Environmental HealthEnvironmental HealthMedical Toxicologist for hospital or companySupervisor of Environmental Services at public or private

hospitalProfessor of Occupational & Environmental HealthEnvironmental Services Team Leader, health care consulting

firmPhysician, Environmental Protection AgencyMedical Director for bioterrorism preparedness

Medical Toxicologist for hospital or companySupervisor of Environmental Services at public or private

hospitalProfessor of Occupational & Environmental HealthEnvironmental Services Team Leader, health care consulting

firmPhysician, Environmental Protection AgencyMedical Director for bioterrorism preparedness

International HealthInternational Health Medical Officer, World Health Organization (WHO) Medical Officer, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC Public health physician, infectious disease surveillance Prevention Policy Director, Institute for International Medicine Public Health Officer, International Medical Corps Professor of Global Health Clinical services director for vaccination programs Physician, Doctors Without Borders International medical liaison, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Medical Officer, World Health Organization (WHO) Medical Officer, Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC Public health physician, infectious disease surveillance Prevention Policy Director, Institute for International Medicine Public Health Officer, International Medical Corps Professor of Global Health Clinical services director for vaccination programs Physician, Doctors Without Borders International medical liaison, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Public Health PracticePublic Health Practice Director for tobacco control program Clinical preventive services coordinator Physician researcher conducting clinical trials Director of public health preparedness center Public health researcher on health disparities Administrator of violence prevention programs Division chief for program evaluation and development Instructor of practice-based continuing education

Director for tobacco control program Clinical preventive services coordinator Physician researcher conducting clinical trials Director of public health preparedness center Public health researcher on health disparities Administrator of violence prevention programs Division chief for program evaluation and development Instructor of practice-based continuing education

MilitaryMilitary Chief of Preventive Medicine Commander, Regional medical command Preventive Medicine officer Occupational Medicine officer Flight surgeon Physician, Service Headquarters Physician, Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Physician, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Public Health Emergency Officer Medical Officer, Medical Research Institute

Chief of Preventive Medicine Commander, Regional medical command Preventive Medicine officer Occupational Medicine officer Flight surgeon Physician, Service Headquarters Physician, Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Physician, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Public Health Emergency Officer Medical Officer, Medical Research Institute

… … And much, much moreAnd much, much more

Preventive Medicine is Preventive Medicine is something new and something new and exciting every day!exciting every day!

… … And much, much moreAnd much, much more

Preventive Medicine is Preventive Medicine is something new and something new and exciting every day!exciting every day!

How can you get started?

Preventive Medicine is a 2-year residency that follows either a PGY-1 year or a clinical residency.

Over the two years of training, you may complete an MPH or equivalent degree as part of your program. Core courses include epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, community & behavioral health, health systems administration, environmental health, etc.

You will also complete various clinical and public health practicum rotations to gain hands-on skills and practice your preventive medicine competencies.

There are three main ways to enter Preventive Medicine training . . .

Preventive Medicine is a 2-year residency that follows either a PGY-1 year or a clinical residency.

Over the two years of training, you may complete an MPH or equivalent degree as part of your program. Core courses include epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, community & behavioral health, health systems administration, environmental health, etc.

You will also complete various clinical and public health practicum rotations to gain hands-on skills and practice your preventive medicine competencies.

There are three main ways to enter Preventive Medicine training . . .

How can you get started?

Route 1: Medical School --> PGY-1 year (transitional year or prelim year) --> Preventive Medicine residency; 3 years total

Route 2: Medical School --> clinical residency (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, etc.) --> Preventive Medicine residency; 5 years total

Route 3: Medical School --> Combined clinical residency and Preventive Medicine Residency; 4-5 years total

Most Preventive Medicine residency programs now use ERAS. Then you apply directly to the program the year before you want to start (most programs do not use NRMP, aka “the match”).

Route 1: Medical School --> PGY-1 year (transitional year or prelim year) --> Preventive Medicine residency; 3 years total

Route 2: Medical School --> clinical residency (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, etc.) --> Preventive Medicine residency; 5 years total

Route 3: Medical School --> Combined clinical residency and Preventive Medicine Residency; 4-5 years total

Most Preventive Medicine residency programs now use ERAS. Then you apply directly to the program the year before you want to start (most programs do not use NRMP, aka “the match”).

Example PM Practicum ActivitiesExample PM Practicum ActivitiesOriginal research projectsPublic Health Department rotationHealth Policy rotationVaccine researchOverseas research opportunities Occupational medicine rotationsState or Federal agency projectsRisk communication or media relations rotationEnvironmental Medicine field placementTropical Medicine experienceMany other opportunities . . .

Original research projectsPublic Health Department rotationHealth Policy rotationVaccine researchOverseas research opportunities Occupational medicine rotationsState or Federal agency projectsRisk communication or media relations rotationEnvironmental Medicine field placementTropical Medicine experienceMany other opportunities . . .

There are Over 70 residency Programs Nationwide

Want to learn more?• American College of Preventive

Medicine (ACPM): www.acpm.org

• Medical Student Section (MSS):www.acpm.org/MSS

• Resident Physician Section (RPS):www.acpm.org/RPS

““I will prevent disease I will prevent disease whenever I can, whenever I can,

for prevention for prevention is preferable to cure.is preferable to cure.””

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““I will prevent disease I will prevent disease whenever I can, whenever I can,

for prevention for prevention is preferable to cure.is preferable to cure.””

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Choose Preventive MedicineChoose Preventive MedicineThe road less traveled . . .The road less traveled . . .

. . . that will open many doors. . . that will open many doors