Director: Alvin I. Mushlin, MD, MSc
General Preventive Medicine Residency
525 East 68th Street
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212.746.1269
Fax: 212.746.8544
E-mail: mmontalv@med.cornell.edu
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Total Number of Residents: 2

Tracks/Areas of Emphasis:
Clinical Dependency
Epidemiology
Health Care Organization & Administration
Outcomes Research
Violence Prevention

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

Academic Year: Tuition is paid in full by the Department of Public Health

Degree(s) Awarded: MPH

Combined Training with Other Specialties:
Not available

Program Description: This residency program, which emphasizes epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical and preventive medicine, medical care organizations, outcomes research, health economics and education, can be structured according to the interests and career goals of the participants. Prerequisites include at least one year of postgraduate clinical ACGME-approved training and eligibility for a license to practice medicine in New York State.

The academic and practicum years of the program are integrated. Training for the MPH is usually taken at Columbia University. Residents also participate in the Department's seminars and teaching program for undergraduate medical students. Qualified applicants may be admitted directly to a more advance phase of the program.

The practicum requirements consist of continuing academic experience and exposure to a variety of field experiences. With guidance from a faculty mentor, residents assume responsibility in an ongoing research or service project. Residents are encouraged to continue to sharpen their clinical skills in primary care settings. The Department has a diversified faculty with a great variety of clinical and research interests. At the completion of the program, the resident will have acquired a broad general knowledge of general preventive medicine, a high level of expertise in an area of special interest, and will be ready to begin a career leading to a leadership role in academic medicine, public health or in health policy.