State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine

Director: Carl Li, MD, MPH
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
University at Buffalo, 270 Farber Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8001
Phone: 716.829.3141
Fax: 716.829.3217
E-mail: carlli@buffalo.edu

Coordinator: Marcia Wopperer
Phone: 716.829.2975 x625
E-mail: mwoppere@buffalo.edu

Internet: http://sphhp.buffalo.edu/spm/prevmed
                                                                                                 Total Number of Residents: 4

Tracks/Areas of Emphasis:
Clinical Preventive Medicine
Epidemiology
Health Care Organization & Administration
Health Services Administration
Medical Management

Post Graduate Prerequisites: Completion of an ACGME accredited clinical year (PGY1)

Academic Year: Tuition is waived for residents

Degree(s) Awarded: MPH or MS

Combined Training with Other Specialties:
Internal Medicine

Program Description: The State University of New York at Buffalo General Preventive Medicine Residency Program offers a two-year core Preventive Medicine Program and a four-year combined Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Program. In the first year of training in the two-year core program, residents are expected to complete a course of graduate studies leading to a Master of Public Health Degree in an approved program conducted by the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine within the new School of Public Health. The second and final year of training consists of supervised field experiences in the several affiliated institutions, with emphasis in epidemiology, health administration, and clinical prevention.

The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine and Roswell Park Cancer Institute offer a specialized training track in Cancer Prevention and Control within the core Preventive Medicine Program. This two-year program, funded by a grant from the American Cancer Society, allows preventive medicine residents to gain specialized training and experiences in a variety of on-going cancer prevention and control activities at RPCI, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center with a focus on cancer research, treatment, and education. Preventive medicine residents will complete all the requirements of the two-year General Preventive Medicine Residency Program, including both an academic year of graduate study specializing in cancer prevention and control leading to a Master of Public Health degree and a practicum year.

In the combined Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Program, the first two years of training are provided in the internal medicine program, followed by two years of training in preventive medicine, including the academic and practicum years. The internal medicine training has a strong emphasis on primary care in a variety of inpatient and ambulatory care experiences in a diversity of hospitals and community practice sites.