Director: Mary S. Applegate, MD, MPH
Preventive Medicine Residency
School of Public Health,
GEC 100, Rm 100
One University Place
Rensselaer, NY 12144

Phone: 518.402.4751
Fax: 518.402.0329
E-mail: mapplegate@uamail.albany.edu

Coordinator: Irina Khmelnitsky
E-mail:  ikhmelnitsky@uamail.albany.edu

Internet: http://www.albany.edu/sph/residencies/pmr/
                                                                                                  Total Number of Residents: 5

Tracks/Areas of Emphasis:
Public health practice
Maternal & child health
Cancer prevention
Epidemiology

Post Graduate Prerequisites: Completion of an ACGME accredited clinical year (PGY1) in a primary care field; eligibility for an unrestricted New York State medical license (requires THREE years of ACGME-accredited residency for international medical graduates)

Academic Year: Salary and tuition support provided
Practicum Year: Salary and tuition support provided

Degrees Awarded: MPH

Combined Training with Other Specialties:
Not available

Program Description: The New York State Preventive Medicine Residency Program prepares residents for leadership roles in public health at the state and local level, through a close partnership between the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany (SUNY) School of Public Health. The program integrates academic training with extensive exposure to the practice of public health, embodying the model of public health education advocated in the Institute of Medicine's landmark report, The Future of Public Health. The school's faculty includes both full-time academics and practicing public health professionals from the NYSDOH and other agencies, who serve as teachers, advisors, mentors, and role models. The NYSDOH has a comprehensive array of public health programs at the cutting edge of public health in the United States, providing ideal training opportunities for resident physicians.

The academic year coursework leads to a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the School of Public Health. The practicum year allows residents to apply their academic training to current public health problems by developing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs. Practicum rotations provide preventive medicine residents with hands-on experience working in a variety of settings:

-the New York State Department of Health - one of the most comprehensive state health departments in the country, with programs addressing every major public health issue;

-the Albany County Health Department and Schenectady County Public Health Services - full-service local health departments responsible for public health services in a large mixed urban/suburban/rural area;

-other opportunities in the area, e.g. the Eastern New York Occupational and Environmental Health center, voluntary health agencies, prison health, advocacy organizations.

The choice of practicum rotations and projects is tailored to residents' individual interests and goals.

The New York State Preventive Medicine Residency Program prepares physicians well for professional careers in preventive medicine and public health. Upon graduation, alumni have taken leadership positions in state and local health departments, academic centers, and community-based organizations, working in the fields of communicable disease control, bioterrorism preparedness, maternal and child health, environmental health, chronic disease prevention, and mental health.