General Preventive Medicine Residency Program
Program Description
The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, in cooperation with several affiliated institutions, agencies, and organizations, offers a broad-based, two-year residency training program in general preventive medicine for physicians seeking specialized training in preventive medicine and public health. The program consists of an academic phase and a practicum phase and is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
The residency program is designed to provide clinical, management and research experiences in general preventive medicine, with opportunities for residents to receive more extensive experience in one or more of the practicum phase rotations, according to the resident's interests. It is expected that each resident will acquire basic knowledge and competencies in epidemiology and biostatistics; health services administration, including planning, organization, delivery and evaluation of health services and basic principles in management; clinical prevention, as practiced in various settings at the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention levels; and familiarity with the role of the local health department and with various health care delivery settings, community services, and health-related organizations.
In the academic phase of training, residents are expected to complete a course of graduate studies leading to a Master of Public Health (MPH) or Master of Science degree in Epidemiology. The course of study in the School of Public Health and Health Professions includes required courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, health care organization, health behavior, environmental health, occupational health and public health practice. The practicum phase of training consists of supervised field experiences in preventive medicine in several affiliated institutions, practices and programs including the Erie County Health Department; a preventive cardiology program in a large cardiology practice; and the Quality Improvement Program, alcohol and substance abuse program and primary care clinics in the Kaleida Health System, the largest multi-hospital system in Western New York. Elective experiences are also available and include an experience in occupational health and in cancer prevention at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, a comprehensive care center. There are opportunities for emphasis in the areas of epidemiology, health services administration, and clinical preventive medicine. Applicants to the two-year program must have completed one year of clinical residency training in a program accredited by the ACGME prior to entry into our program, preferably in a primary care specialty, or in a transitional year program. Upon completion of the program, the resident will receive the MPH or MS degree and be expected to meet the certification requirements of the American Board of Preventive Medicine. In conjunction with the Department of Medicine, the program also offers a combined four-year Internal Medicine/General Preventive Medicine Residency Program. Entry into the program follows graduation from medical school. Applicants must meet the requirements of and be accepted by each of the component programs. The first two years of training in this four-year program are provided in the internal medicine residency program, which are followed by two years of training in preventive medicine, including the academic and practicum phases of training. Upon successful completion of the program, the resident will receive the MPH or MS degree and be expected to meet the requirements for certification by both the American Board of Preventive Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine.
In conjunction with Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), the program also offers a specialized training track in cancer prevention within the framework of General Preventive Medicine Residency Program. This two-year program, funded by a grant from the American Cancer Society, provides a training experience that allows preventive medicine residents to gain specialized training and experiences in a variety of on-going cancer prevention and control activities.
Applications to the program must be submitted through ERAS, the Electronic Residency Application Service. The Combined Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Program participates in the residency matching program.
Further information may be obtained from the Program Director, Michael F. Noe, MD, MPH (mnoe@buffalo.edu) or the Associate Program Director, Carl Li, MD, MPH (carlli@buffalo.edu)
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