General Preventive Medicine Residency
The General Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Round Rock campus is designed to give physicians a firm educational foundation and a proficient competence in the practice of general preventive medicine.
A first-year clinical phase is not provided but is required prior to entrance. We require at a minimum that an internship be completed in a Transitional year, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Pediatrics, or Surgery. Our preference is for applicants who have completed a residency in one of these specialty programs and be board eligible or board certified.
The residency program has an academic and a practicum phase of training, each forming an integral part of the physician's overall educational experience.
Academic Phase
During the academic phase, residents will participate in the Masters of Public Health Program at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health (SRPH) to satisfy the academic requirements set forth by the American Board of Preventive Medicine for eligibility for the certifying examination.
The SRPH program requirements include the traditional five core public health courses (biostatistics, health promotion, epidemiology, environmental health, and health services administration); an additional Rural Public Health Systems course designed to introduce students to the specific, unique needs of individuals in rural communities; five electives; and conclude with a 200-hour practicum experience.
Some of the academic requirements are offered via web-based instruction from SRPH. The student must then pass a comprehensive examination given by the SRPH faculty.
Practicum Phase
The Practicum Phase provides opportunities for residents to learn application of concepts of preventive medicine and public health in various supervised settings. Residents have the opportunity to concentrate and tailor training towards a variety of preventive medicine tracks including public health, community health in underserved/rural areas, cancer prevention, international health, and administration and leadership in preventive medicine.
The didactic part of practicum year consists of faculty lectures and seminars on preventive medicine and a variety of public health issues. Other pertinent activities include Journal Club, Grand Rounds presentations, departmental seminars, and annual attendance at a national conference related to preventive medicine or public health.
