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Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency

Welcome to the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program!

Our goal is to prepare well-trained preventive medicine physicians with the knowledge and skills needed to improve health at both the individual and population levels. Our program offers a comprehensive and innovative approach to preventive medicine, with training that includes clinical preventive medicine, lifestyle counseling, public health practice, and population-based medicine. As part of the residency curriculum, residents complete graduate-level education through either the Master of Public Health or Master of Science in Population Health degree program.

UMMC is Mississippi’s only academic health center, providing residents with access to a wide range of clinical, research, and public health experiences. Our residency program is housed within the Department of Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine and the School of Population Health.

Residents have opportunities to learn and work throughout UMMC and with a variety of affiliated partners, including the Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, the Mississippi State Medical Association and the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery VA Medical Center. Additional elective opportunities throughout Mississippi allow residents to tailor their training experiences to their individual interests and professional goals. Away rotations can be arranged with advanced planning. International opportunities in Ecuador and Peru are also available.

Our program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and fulfills the requirements for the certifying examination of the American Board of Preventive Medicine.

Thank you for your interest in our program. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about preventive medicine training at UMMC, our curriculum and educational opportunities, and the experiences available to our residents.

If you have any questions about our program, please feel free to contact us.