University of Maryland Program

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

University of Maryland Program

University of Maryland Program is a residency program specializing in Preventative Medicine (Gen Prev Med, Occ Med, Aer Med, & Pub Hlth), located in Baltimore, Maryland, directed by Wendy Lane and coordinated by Lauren Schmand. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (410) 706-7865. 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

One of the oldest preventive medicine residencies in the country, housed within the University of Maryland's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, this two-year academic program integrates a Master of Public Health (Epidemiology track) with a structured research apprenticeship in which residents progressively design, execute, and evaluate their own projects under faculty supervision. The department's broader research infrastructure spans biostatistics, genomic epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, translational toxicology, and gerontology, situating trainees within a population-health and academic-science environment rather than a clinical-volume setting. The PGY3 year offers flexibility in practicum rotation choice, and graduates typically move into leadership positions in health departments, federal agencies, and academic institutions, reflecting a program identity oriented toward public health policy and scholarly practice rather than direct patient-care specialization. The program accepts applicants either as fourth-years pairing with a separate preliminary/transitional year or as those with at least one year of prior categorical residency training, indicating openness to physicians pivoting from clinical medicine into population health.

Who it fits

A physician with prior clinical residency training or medical school research experience in epidemiology/public health who seeks to transition into a leadership, policy, or academic public health career rather than continued direct patient care.

Research intensity

Central - residents complete a structured, progressively independent research apprenticeship embedded in the curriculum and required MPH.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Other

Important

Applicants must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Maryland, and those applying as fourth-year medical students must simultaneously secure a separate preliminary or transitional year position, as the program is not itself linked to one.

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