UAlbany School of Public Health - Preventive Medicine Residency

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Clinical Year (PGY1)

Before admission, residents must have completed at least one year of clinical training.

Academic Year, PMR-1

The academic year is the first phase of the New York State Preventive Medicine Residency. During that year residents complete the necessary coursework for a Master of Public Health degree from the School of Public Health at the University at Albany. The program pays residents' tuition and university fees.

The MPH program is a joint venture of the University at Albany and the New York State Department of Health.
MPH coursework lasts one year.
Residents may major in any of the academic departments or choose an interdisciplinary major in Preventive Medicine.
Many of the school's faculty are active public health professionals at the New York State DOH.
An important feature of the MPH program is internship rotations through various bureaus of the DOH, which residents complete in their practicum year.

Practicum Year, PMR-2

The practicum year is the second phase of the residency program. The practicum experience is tailored to meet the interests of individual residents. It involves hands-on experience at the New York State Department of Health and at either the Albany County Health Department or Schenectady County Public Health Services. Elective rotations are available at the Research Institute of Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, NY and at the Eastern New York Occupational and Environmental Health Center.

Practicum Guidelines

Each resident completes 3-4 rotations generally lasting 3-4 months each.
The resident takes an active role in the activities of the agency to which s/he is assigned, assuming responsibility for some aspects of program functioning, and conducting at least one investigation or analysis during the year leading to a publishable report.

Other Activities during the Practicum Year

Integrative experiences outside of the current practicum rotation, for example meetings or conferences in other DOH Bureaus.
Clinical experiences are available during the practicum year at the Eastern New York Occupational and Environmental Health Center or at local primary care centers.

Both Years

Throughout the program, residents participate in weekly residency seminars. Guest speakers from the Department of Health and other public and private agencies involve residents in lively discussions of key public health/preventive medicine issues. Second year residents give occasional seminar presentations about their practicum rotations. A monthly Journal Club series gives residents experience with rigorous methodological analysis of published or current research. Several times a year, residents and faculty take field trips to sites throughout the state. Recent trips have included the following:

The United Nations, New York City
Hudson Headwaters Health Network, one of the state's rural health networks
Coxsackie Correctional Center, a maximum security state prison, which houses a regional medical facility
New York City Department of Health, discussion about bioterrorism
Eastern New York Occupational & Environmental Health Center
General Electric Plastics plant in Delmar, NY
NHANES Mobile Examination Center, toured facility during a two-week stop in Albany

For more on our trips, click here to check out "Residents on the Road"

Pay and Benefits

The salary for academic-year residents (PMR-1) is $39,000 and for practicum-year residents (PMR-2) is $43,000.

Residents are allowed 15 vacation/personal days and 10 sick days per year.

Residents are eligible for health benefits offered to SUNY employees. Cancer Track residents are eligible for health benefits offered to graduate students through SUNY Research Foundation.