Eligibility | Pathways for Training | Opportunities for Minority Applicants | The Academic Year | The Practicum Year The residency program consists of an academic year and a practicum year. Completion of the residency 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. Each year one graduating medical student has the option of selecting the GPM Residency through the National Residency Matching Program; if admitted into both programs, this resident would do a rotating internship at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, New York, prior to beginning the first year of residency training at Johns Hopkins. 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 --> Opportunities for Minority Applicants
Special opportunities for career development in international health are available for minority applicants in conjunction with the Health and Child Survival Fellows Program. The residency is supported in part by a training grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Return to top --> The Academic Year
The academic year 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. Return to top --> The Practicum Year
The practicum year 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
- Either Clinical Preventive Medicine or Occupational Medicine/Environmental Health.
Residents doing rotations in the Baltimore-Washington area attend monthly administrative rounds at Johns Hopkins. In addition, second-year residents are expected to complete a year-long preventive medicine course. Return to top --> | 
