New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Program

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

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Program

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Program is a residency program specializing in Preventative Medicine (Gen Prev Med, Occ Med, Aer Med, & Pub Hlth), located in Long Island City, New York, directed by Anita Geevarughese and coordinated by Residency Program. The program accepts applications through November 30, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (347) 396-2914. 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

This is a two-year public health/preventive medicine residency embedded within one of the largest municipal health departments in the country, combining applied practicum work at the NYC Health Department with a fully funded MPH from CUNY School of Public Health. Training is population-level and non-hospital-based, built around surveillance, disease control, and health equity projects in underserved NYC communities, with clinical rotations limited to Health Department-run clinics (TB, sexual health, tobacco cessation, school health) rather than acute inpatient care. Research is embedded through a required year-long applied public health project in year two, spanning topics like GIS disparity mapping, panel management, and surveillance methodology, and graduates are positioned for careers as public health/preventive medicine physicians in government, agency, or population-health leadership roles. The program explicitly values residents who bring prior clinical experience and a demonstrated orientation toward health equity, community-level intervention, and public health practice over subspecialty clinical fellowship training.

Who it fits

A physician with at least one year of categorical clinical training who has already pivoted toward population health, health equity, or public health practice (e.g., prior MPH work, health department experience, or community health initiatives) and seeks formal credentialing in preventive medicine rather than continued acute clinical subspecialization.

Research intensity

Moderate - a structured year-long applied public health research project is required, but the emphasis is practice-based and programmatic rather than academic/publication-driven.

Career orientation

Other - public health practice and government/agency-based preventive medicine leadership rather than traditional clinical fellowship, academic, or community-practice tracks.

Important

Applicants must have completed at least one year of ACGME (or equivalent Canadian) accredited clinical residency training including at least 11 months of direct patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and admission is contingent on separate acceptance into the CUNY School of Public Health MPH program. Required letters include one from the residency program director for clinical training and two from clinical or research supervisors.

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