Eligibility | Pathways for Training | Year One | Year Two The residency program is a two year training program. Completion of the program leads to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the residency, physicians must complete at least one year of accredited clinical training in the United States to entering the residency. Pathways for Training
Residents may work with the program director to design pathways for training in the areas of epidemiology, health policy and management, international health, and maternal and child health. These pathways include a choice of courses and guidance on selection of rotations designed to facilitate the development of resident expertise in these key areas of public health. Return to top --> Year One
The first year of the progam begins in July and is a combined residency and Master of Public Health (MPH) year. The summer term is enriched by a two-month orientation to the specialty of preventive medicine that includes seminars and field trips to explore career opportunities and institutions related to preventive medicine and public health. Throughout the year, twice-weekly preventive medicine seminars, monthly journal club, and quarterly Grand Rounds enhance the educational program. First year residents participate in teaching an undergraduate introductory public health class as well as conducting a special management assessment project. Residents are expected to participate in preventive medicine research during the academic and/or practicum year of the residency; publication and presentation of research results are encouraged. Effective July 1, 2011, the training requirements for Preventive Medicine programs were changed by the ACGME to include the addition of a total of two months of relevant clinical work in each year of the two year program. Return to top --> Year Two
The second year of the program provides residents with a variety of preventive medicine skills through practical preventive medicine rotations that last two to three months each. Residents choose from approximately 20 established rotation sites and may work with the program director and administrator to set up elective rotations. Residents complete a minimum of one rotation in each of the following areas: - Biostatistics/Epidemiology
- Management and Administration/Medical Management
- and either Clinical Preventive Medicine or Occupational Medicine/Environmental Health
Residents also attend monthly administrative rounds on site at Johns Hopkins which will enhance their understanding of Preventive Medicine though participation in Journal Club, group discussions, modules and lectures. Residents will continue with their weekly clinical work and are expected to work on a project within the practice location in an area such as practice improvement, patient management systems, improved delivery of patient care or improvements in patient management of chronic diseases. Second-year residents will also complete a year-long preventive medicine course. Return to top --> In order to provide meaningful clinical activities, the program has arranged with the Johns Hopkins Community Physicians for residents to be involved in clinic activities with a focus on the provision of preventive services, lifestyle behavior change and health coaching to patients seen at various JHCP clinics. Residents will rotate to an assigned to a “patient centered home” clinical location one half day per week and will participate directly in the provision of preventive services to patients. Residents will also learn about the practice of preventive medicine within a medical-home, and will work with health-care teams to analyze and synthesize clinical and population-based approaches to disease prevention and health promotion of the home practice’s patients. Residents will be matched to practices based on the needs of the site and the resident’s interests and background. Over the course of the year, residents will also work with the home practice team on a project which involves safety, quality improvement, population management, operations, or other program related to GPMR program goals. Residents will be expected to create an abstract, poster, or written report on the project by the end of the two-year clinical rotation. | 