Meharry Medical College General Preventive Medicine and Public Health residency training program is located in the heart of Nashville, Tenn.
Established in 1974, the Public Health & Preventative Medicine Residency Program at Meharry Medical College is a two-year program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). In addition to board eligibility in preventative medicine, residents earn a Master of Science in Public Health degree from the Meharry School of Graduate Studies, Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited program.
Therefore, our program is comprised of one academic year and one practicum year of training. The academic year consists of a course of study leading to a Master’s Degree that includes certified training in the four areas required by the American Board of Preventive Medicine
Other courses required by the program include behavioral health, occupational health I and II, industrial hygiene, and toxicology. Completion of a master thesis is a required element of this program and residents are provided research opportunities and supervision appropriate to their interests. Training is conducted at Meharry Medical College, through the CEPH-accredited MSPH degree program.
Residents must meet requirements set by the Meharry School of Graduate Studies for satisfactory performance.
The practicum year includes both didactic and applied components. The overall goal of the practicum year is to train the resident in the practice of preventative medicine; to this end, the scope of the experience is designed to be broad enough to ensure an ability to address a range of public health and preventative medicine issues in different settings, unhindered by population, whether rural, urban, and/or underserved
Our mission is to identify and recruit young physicians:
- With the potential to become leaders in research, education, and intervention in the area of General Preventive Medicine.
- Provide the opportunities to acquire the competencies necessary for certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine.
- Encourage and assist the development of promising individuals who will pursue careers in Preventive Medicine, with particular emphasis on the health of the poor and underserved, consistent with the heritage and mission of Meharry Medical College.