MaineHealth Program

Preventative Medicine (Gen Prev Med, Occ Med, Aer Med, & Pub Hlth) Analyst Verified · Jul 1, 2022

MaineHealth Program

MaineHealth Program is a residency program specializing in Preventative Medicine (Gen Prev Med, Occ Med, Aer Med, & Pub Hlth), located in Portland, Maine, directed by Christina Holt and coordinated by Brianne Hodgkins. The program accepts applications through December 1, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (207) 662-2876. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

The MaineHealth Leadership in Preventive Medicine (LPM) fellowship is a two-year, ACGME-accredited program housed within the interdisciplinary Division of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Maine Medical Center, built around the PrevME clinical-community prevention infrastructure. It combines an MPH (via UNE School of Public Health), a mentored capstone practicum in the fellow's primary specialty, governmental public health rotations, and deep community engagement work (community health worker programs, immigrant health initiatives, Project ECHO, harm reduction and SUD services) rather than a traditional acute-care residency structure. Career orientation is explicitly toward physician leadership in population health, health policy, and public health systems rather than clinical subspecialty practice, and the program values applicants who already hold a completed primary residency and demonstrated commitment to integrating preventive medicine/public health into their existing clinical identity. Distinctive features include longitudinal faculty coaching, an interdisciplinary leadership curriculum, active engagement with underserved and immigrant populations in Portland, and a strong track record of scholarly output tied to community-based and health equity projects.

Who it fits

A physician who has already completed a primary residency (family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, or another specialty) and seeks to pivot toward population health, public health policy, or preventive medicine leadership while retaining a foothold in clinical practice, particularly one with prior experience in community health, health equity, or underserved-population work.

Research intensity

Moderate - scholarly work, QI/program evaluation capstones, and publications are expected and supported, but the program's core identity centers on applied public health leadership rather than bench or academic research production.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Community Practice

Important

Applicants must have already completed a primary ACGME-approved residency or fellowship and be committed to integrating preventive medicine and public health with their existing clinical specialty; letters of recommendation must include one from the applicant's previous training program director.

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