Program Details

The General Preventive Medicine Residency at the Bloomberg School has been in existence since 1964, making it one of the oldest preventive medicine residencies in the United States.

Preventive medicine is a medical specialty that focuses on the health of individuals, communities and defined populations.

The General Preventive Medicine Residency instills in its residents:

• The ability to synthesize clinical and population-based approaches to disease prevention and health promotion
• The ability to view health issues on a broad continuum from local to international in perspective
• The skills needed to discover and apply knowledge toward the protection of the public's health
• The management and epidemiologic skills needed to address the overall health needs of underserved populations
• The clinical skills needed to treat specific diseases that disproportionately affect underserved populations

The Johns Hopkins General Preventive Medicine Residency program is a two year training program for physicians.

Completion of the program leads to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine.

About Year One

The first year of the program begins in July and is a combination of Master of Public Health program coursework, residency modules and clinical work that is focused on population health with entities such as local health departments, medical clinics, and a school-based health center. For details of the MPH schedule please refer to their website.

The residency modules consist of a number of didactic sessions. The summer term is enriched by a two-month orientation to the specialty of preventive medicine that includes seminars and faculty meetings to explore career opportunities in preventive medicine and public health.

Throughout first year, residents engage in our GPMR curriculum and activities, which includes modules on preparedness, quality improvement, problem solving in public health, advocacy, leadership and management and environmental health. First-year residents also participate in teaching graduate introductory public health courses. This educational program is enhanced by longitudinal clinical work and participation in journal club, and Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds.

For residents who have previously obtained an MPH degree, the first year affords the opportunity to do additional public health rotations. You also may take MPH courses to supplement previously obtained public health skills or knowledge.

All residents are expected to conduct preventive medicine research during the academic and/or practicum year of the residency; publication and presentation of research results are encouraged.

For more details on residency modules please refer to academic calendar and modules at a glance.

About Year Two

The second year of the program provides residents with a variety of preventive medicine skills through 12 months of practical preventive medicine rotations that last for 2-3 months each.

Residents choose from approximately 20 established rotation sites and may work with the Program Director, Associate Program Director, and Program Manager to set up new elective rotations. Residents complete a minimum of one rotation in each of the following areas:

• Biostatistics/Epidemiology
• Management and Administration/Medical Management
• Clinical Preventive Medicine or Occupational Medicine/Environmental Health

The following are examples of sites where residents have rotated:

FEDERAL ROTATIONS

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (AHRQ-APTR)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

 HEALTH DEPARTMENTS

City Health Department

• Baltimore City Health Department – Maternal and Child Health Bureau
• Alexandria Health Department

 County Health Department

• Baltimore County Health Department

 State Health Department

• Maryland Department of Health – Maternal and Child Health Bureau
• Maryland Department of Health – Environmental Health Bureau

 HEALTH PLANS, MANAGED CARE, and ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

• Johns Hopkins Health Plans
• MedStar Family Choice
• Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
• Sendero Health Plan

 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS

• Baltimore Medical System
• Total Health Care
• Healthcare for the Homeless
• Chase Brexton Health Care

 HEALTH ADVOCACY ROTATIONS

• Public Citizen Health Research Group
• International Association of Firefighters   

 ACADEMIC ROTATIONS

• Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Center

 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ROTATIONS

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

 STARTUP ROTATIONS

• Livez

Throughout the year, residents attend monthly rounds on site at Johns Hopkins which enhance their understanding of preventive medicine through journal clubs, group discussions, and lectures. Topics include health systems, population health, health promotion, global health, occupational medicine, and professional development. Residents also have the opportunity to present rotation work and share experiences with co-residents and program faculty.

Second-year residents continue clinical work that is focused on population health with entities such as local health departments, medical clinics, and a school-based health center.

Mentorship

Throughout the residency training, residents work with the Program Director, Associate Program Director, and Clinical Director to customize their training areas of interest, such as epidemiology, health policy and management, global health, program management and evaluation, and maternal and child health. Residents are guided toward courses and rotations designed to facilitate the development of resident expertise in these key areas of public health.

Combined Family Medicine-Preventive Medicine Program

We also have a combined family medicine-preventive medicine program with MedStar Franklin Square Hospital. Interested applicants should visit the Franklin Square website for more information about the program.

The application process for the combined program includes first applying to the combined program in ERAS, under the Franklin Square Family Medicine program.

The application will be screened by both the MedStar Family Medicine and the Hopkins General Preventive Medicine Residency (GPMR) Admissions Committees.

Applicants who meet the criteria and are selected for an interview will then be invited to apply to the Hopkins General Preventive Medicine Residency Program-Hopkins Master of Public Health (GPMR/MPH RES) through SOPHAS. Invited applicants will complete one application to the Hopkins GPMR/MPH 2018 Program, which will be reviewed by both the Hopkins GPMR and MPH Admissions Committees. Acceptance to the Hopkins MPH program is required for admission to the residency program.

Applicants who have been invited to apply to the combined program and who have earned their MPH degree, may be eligible to apply to the RES-GPMR program. Note: You may be required to take additional ACGME-required preventive medicine coursework.

While we will do our best to coordinate interviews, the volume of applications and interviews for both programs may result in separate scheduling.