Are You Ready to Broaden Your Horizon? Consider a Career in Preventive Medicine Physicians with Populations as their Patients

Outbreak Investigation

Infectious Disease Surveillance

Epidemic Intelligence Service

Global Health

Humanitarian Assistance

Travel Medicine

Tropical Medicine

Homeland Security Disaster Preparedness & Response

Policy Development

Safety Regulations

International Negotiations

Media Relations

Clinical Screening Programs

Health Promotion

Patient Education

Public Health Campaigns

Occupational Medicine

Environmental Medicine

Toxicology

Aerospace Medicine

Hyperbaric Medicine

Informatics

Research & Academia

Teaching & Education

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?

… then join a medical specialty boarded since 1948 Preventive Medicine

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Aerospace Medicine Occupational Medicine Preventive Medicine has three main subspecialties:

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

Government  U.S. Surgeon General  Medical Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  Senior Advisor, Public Health Services  Public Health Policy Analyst  Chief, Cancer Control Branch, State Health Department  Health Commissioner, County Health Department  U.S. Surgeon General  Medical Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  Senior Advisor, Public Health Services  Public Health Policy Analyst  Chief, Cancer Control Branch, State Health Department  Health Commissioner, County Health Department

Workplace/Private Sector  Occupational Physician for a corporation or company  Medical Director in a health-related industry (i.e. pharmaceuticals, insurance, biotechnology)  Vice President for Health Technologies  Director 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 Technologies  Director of Medical Product Development

Academia/Research  Professor of Epidemiology  Clinical Faculty for Chronic Disease Prevention & Treatment  Research Associate of Preventive Measures and Efficacy  Teaching Faculty for School of Public Health/College of Medicine  Research Scientist for Infectious Disease and Immunology  Preventive Medicine Residency Director  Professor of Epidemiology  Clinical Faculty for Chronic Disease Prevention & Treatment  Research Associate of Preventive Measures and Efficacy  Teaching Faculty for School of Public Health/College of Medicine  Research Scientist for Infectious Disease and Immunology  Preventive Medicine Residency Director

Clinical Preventive Medicine  Director of community-based prevention programs  Physician for outbreak response teams  Clinical Director of mobile emergency operations center  Medical Director for poison control center  Chief of global emerging infections surveillance  Chair of committee to develop clinical guidelines for prevention  Director of community-based prevention programs  Physician for outbreak response teams  Clinical Director of mobile emergency operations center  Medical Director for poison control center  Chief of global emerging infections surveillance  Chair of committee to develop clinical guidelines for prevention

Environmental Health  Medical Toxicologist for hospital or company  Supervisor of Environmental Services at public or private hospital  Professor of Occupational & Environmental Health  Environmental Services Team Leader, health care consulting firm  Physician, Environmental Protection Agency  Medical Director for bioterrorism preparedness  Medical Toxicologist for hospital or company  Supervisor of Environmental Services at public or private hospital  Professor of Occupational & Environmental Health  Environmental Services Team Leader, health care consulting firm  Physician, Environmental Protection Agency  Medical Director for bioterrorism preparedness

International 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 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

Military  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 more Preventive Medicine is something new and 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...

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”).

Example PM Practicum Activities  Original research projects  Public Health Department rotation  Health Policy rotation  Vaccine research  Overseas research opportunities  Occupational medicine rotations  State or Federal agency projects  Risk communication or media relations rotation  Environmental Medicine field placement  Tropical Medicine experience  Many other opportunities...  Original research projects  Public Health Department rotation  Health Policy rotation  Vaccine research  Overseas research opportunities  Occupational medicine rotations  State or Federal agency projects  Risk communication or media relations rotation  Environmental Medicine field placement  Tropical Medicine experience  Many other opportunities...

There are Over 70 residency Programs Nationwide

Want to learn more? American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM): Medical Student Section (MSS): Resident Physician Section (RPS):

“I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.” Hippocratic Oath Modern Version

Choose Preventive Medicine The road less traveled that will open many doors