Director: Gail M. Stennies, MD, MPH
1600 Clifton Road, NE MS E-92
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404.498.6140
Fax: 404.498.6105
E-mail: gstennies@cdc.gov
Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/epo/dapht/pmr/pmr.htm

Total Number of Residents: 13

Tracks/Areas of Emphasis:
Public Health Practice

Leadership and management

Health Policy

Public Health Program management
Epidemiology

Post Graduate Prerequisites: Completion of an ACGME-accredited clinical year (PGY1) and completion of two years in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at CDC or comparable experience in applied epidemiologic and public health.

Academic Year: *

Degree(s) Awarded: *

Combined Training with Other Specialties:
Not available

Program Description: The CDC PMR prepares physicians for future leadership roles in public health at federal, state, and local levels. Graduates include a former CDC director and deputy director, state and local health officers and directors, and private consultants. The program’s focus is on the translation of epidemiology to public health practice, leadership and management, as well as public health policy and program development. Training activities include didactic and supervised practical experience and will contribute to the professional development of physicians in public health careers. Residents spend the entire practicum year under the mentorship of senior public health practitioners and conduct unique activities in the areas of project management, health policy analysis, program evaluation, community intervention, and grant writing based on the resident’s interests and the service needs of the practicum site. The PMR is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as a 12 month program meeting the Practicum Year training requirements for board certification in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine.

Because a broad experience in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health program design and management, policy development, environmental health, and behavioral science at both federal and local levels is a goal of PMR, the applicant must be willing to relocate for the practicum year. Residents spend their practicum year at either a CDC headquarters campus or a health department, dependent on prior experiences.

To be eligible for admission to the PMR, an applicant must be a US citizen or permanent resident, eligible to become a US government physician, have a current, unrestricted medical license in a US licensing jurisdiction, have completed at least 1 year of ACGME-accredited postgraduate clinical training involving direct patient care, and have completed 2 years of Epidemic Intelligence Service training or comparable experience in applied epidemiology and public health. Physicians not in the Commissioned Corps (CC) of the US Public Health Service by entry into the program must have completed the course work leading to a Master of Public Health (MPH) or equivalent degree. If accepted in the program, medical officers in the CC who do not have an MPH or equivalent degree will be sponsored for one year of extramural long- term training to obtain an MPH outside of the PMR. Entry into the practicum year will be deferred until the following July. Extramural training results in approximately a 2-year service obligation with the Commissioned Corps immediately following the completion of the PMR.