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The University of Wisconsin Preventive Medicine Residency will train physicians in public health and general preventive medicine, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention in communities and other defined populations. Graduates of preventive medicine residency programs are well-prepared for careers in areas such as local, state or federal health agencies, health care systems, and community-based health organizations.

Any physician interested in health promotion and disease prevention at the population level can benefit from the training provided through a Preventive Medicine Residency. Applicants can include residents, fellows and practicing physicians.

Resident applicants must enter the Preventive Medicine Residency program following at least one full year of clinical training. Fellows and practicing physicians who have previously completed a board-certified residency program in another specialty (e.g. internal medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, family medicine, pediatrics, etc.) have the opportunity for dual board certification.

The University of Wisconsin Preventive Medicine Residency Program offers a comprehensive approach to education, combining clinical, didactic, health care systems and public health systems training. During the two-year program, residents gain hands-on experience in applied public health and population medicine through various practicum and clinical rotations, including at state and local public health departments, accountable care organizations, community health clinics, and large hospital systems.

Additionally, all residents receive ongoing didactic training in preventive medicine and general public health throughout the program; and residents without a prior Master of Public Health degree (or equivalent education) complete coursework to obtain a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Based inMadison, Wisconsin, the UW Preventive Medicine Residency provides residents wide variety of robust educational experiences. MPH coursework is completed at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, the nations only integrated school of medicine and public health.

Additionally,University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinicsand adjacentWilliam S. Middleton Veterans Memorial Hospital (VA)afford ample opportunity to gain first-hand experience in quality improvement, health systems management and clinical preventive services.

Madison is the home of Wisconsins largest public university, UW-Madison, and offers residents insight into the unique health care needs of a large university campus. Madison is also home to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and residents can experience how research is synthesized into public health initiatives and statewide policies.

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