CHPM Residency Program Curriculum | Morehouse School of Medicine

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Practicum Component

Residents in the MSM PMR Program complete rotations in the following specialty core areas:

Epidemiology/BiostatisticsRecognition of epidemiological and biostatistical principles in methodology.

Clinical Preventive Medicine - Application and evaluation of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. The assessment of population and individual health needs.

Occupational & Environmental Health - Recognition, assessment, and control of environmental hazards to health, including those of occupational environments.

Health Management & Policy - Planning, administration, and evaluation of health and medical programs and the evaluation of outcomes of health behavior and medical care.

Social/Cultural/Behavioral Aspects of Medicine- Recognition of the social, cultural, and behavioral factors in medicine.

Additional educational requirements arelisted below:

A field assignment in a District Health Office
An elective in one of the core component areas of preventive medicine.
Weekly didactic sessions covering various topics in public health and preventive medicine.

Year One	Year Two
Orientation (Two weeks) Summer - PMR Rotation 1	MPH Fall Session ( 9 Credit hours)
Fall- MPH Coursework (15 credit hours)	PMR Rotation 5 & 6
Winter Break	Winter Break
Spring Semester – MPH Coursework (15 credit hours)	Spring Semester- MPH Coursework (7 Credit hours)
Summer- PMR Rotations 2, 3, & 4	PMR Rotations 7 & 8 Rotation #9 is completed longitudinal throughout the duration of the program

Additional Requirements:

SPECIAL AREAS OF TRAINING

This program offers additional areas of specialized training:

Training in public health & preventive medicine with a concentration in the area of cancer control & prevention research. Applicants must express interest in this concentration upon applying.
Combined training with the Morehouse School of Medicine Family Practice Residency Program. The combined residency is four and a half years in length and includes the MPH degree. At the completion of training, graduates are board eligible in both Preventive Medicine and Family Practice. Please contact our program for additional information. Those interested in combined training must apply separately to each program.

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