Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program

Program Identity & Fit

This CDC-based Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship (PMR/F) was a federal, agency-embedded training program that placed physicians directly within CDC and partner public health agencies at the federal, state, and local levels, integrating clinical medicine with population-based public health practice. Since 1972 it trained roughly 450 general preventive medicine and public health practitioners, many of whom advanced into senior public health leadership, including CDC director and deputy director roles, state/local health department leadership, and academic positions. The program emphasized systems-based approaches to population health problems through structured experiences such as the Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds, applying leadership and management skills to real public health projects. As of the information available, the program is closed and no longer accepting applicants, having ceased operations July 1, 2024.