Director: George W. Rutherford, MD
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of California, San Francisco
74 New Montgomery Street, Suite 508
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415.597.9108
Fax: 415.597.9125
E-mail: grutherford@psg.ucsf.edu

Co-Director: James P. Seward, MD, MPP
UC Berkeley School of Public Health
140 Earl Warren Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: 510.643.2700
Fax: 510.643.8236
E-mail: lspautz@berkeley.edu

Internet: http://sph.berkeley.edu:7133/degrees/degreeprog/prevmed.htm

Total Number of Residents: 8

Tracks/Areas of Emphasis:
Public Health Practice
Prevention Research

Post Graduate Prerequisites: Completion of an ACGME accredited clinical year (PGY1) -completion of ACGME-accredited clinical residency preferred

Academic Year (Tuition/Salary/Stipend?): Salary
Practicum Year (Salary/Stipend?): Salary

Degree(s) Awarded: MPH

Combined Training with Other Specialties:
Not Available

Program Description: The UCSF School of Medicine and UCB School of Public Health offer a 2-year joint residency program in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Residents in the program learn the basic components of preventive medicine, including a core curriculum in epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy and management, environmental and occupational health, the cultural; social and behavioral determinants of disease and clinical preventive medicine.

The strengths of the residency include outstanding School of Medicine and School of Public Health faculties, a close affiliation with the California Department of Health Services and its many preventive medicine activities, varied opportunities for practicum experiences in local health departments, and a program in medical management and managed care.

The residency consists of an academic year and a practicum year. Applicants must have completed at least one year of an approved clinical internship (PGY-1), be licensed to practice medicine in the United States or Canada and be eligible for a California license. Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete a residency in a primary care specialty prior to entering the preventive medicine residency program. On occasion residents will be admitted for the practicum year only. Residents can select from three training pathways -- public health practice, medical management, and research. There are common requirements in both the academic and practicum years for all residents and special requirements for each pathway. These requirements include required and recommended courses and rotations all designed to help residents develop knowledge of and expertise in public health and preventive medicine in general and their chosen pathways. Residents in the public health practice pathway are focused on preparing for a career in federal, state, or local health agencies. Residents in the managed care pathway develop the skills and experience necessary to practice preventive medicine in health care organizations. An academic or research career is the usual goal of residents who selected the research pathway.