University of Rochester Program

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

University of Rochester Program

University of Rochester Program is a residency program specializing in Preventative Medicine (Gen Prev Med, Occ Med, Aer Med, & Pub Hlth), located in Rochester, New York, directed by James Tacci and coordinated by Annie Majoka. 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 (585) 275-7882. 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 University of Rochester Preventive Medicine Residency is a longstanding academic program (dating to the 1960s) housed within the Department of Public Health Sciences, integrating a highly-ranked MPH/MS curriculum with practicum-based clinical public health training across 25 affiliated sites, including the Monroe County Department of Public Health and the Center for Community Health. The program emphasizes individualized practicum design, a low faculty-to-resident ratio with close mentorship, and structural flexibility allowing residents to shift tracks (general preventive medicine, occupational medicine) as interests evolve. Areas of particular institutional strength include preventive cardiology, environmental health policy, and quality improvement, with residents drawing on the medical center's Clinical and Translational Science infrastructure. Career outcomes are explicitly broad and applied rather than narrowly clinical, spanning government health agencies, academic medicine, health system leadership, and further subspecialty fellowship training (e.g., occupational/environmental medicine, informatics, lifestyle medicine).

Who it fits

An applicant with demonstrated public health, population-health, or health-policy experience (e.g., MPH work, health department involvement, community health projects) who wants a flexible, mentorship-driven pathway toward leadership in applied public health, occupational medicine, or academic preventive medicine rather than a single narrow clinical track.

Research intensity

Moderate - research and scholarly activity (faculty/resident publications, environmental health and preventive cardiology research) are available and encouraged through practicum flexibility, but the program's core identity centers on applied public health training rather than being research-driven.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Fellowship, Community Practice

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