Curriculum
Curriculum
4-year Combined Internal Medicine- Public Health/General Preventive Medicine Residency
- 30 months of Internal Medicine (IM) + 18 months of General Preventive Medicine and Public Health (PM)
- 6+2 schedule during the first 3.5 years of training
- PGY-1: 2 months of PM
- PGY-2/3: 5- 6 months of PM
- PGY4: 4-6 months of PM
- IM rotations similar to categorical residents
- PM rotations include Dept of Health, Maternal Health rotations at UH and VA, VA Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (HPDP), War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, QI rotations at all sites
- Longitudinal research projects and mentorship through dedicated IM/PM faculty
- Public Health and Preventive Medicine seminars during PM, ambulatory blocks and elective rotations
- Longitudinal collaboration with community based organizations
- > 15 credits graduate coursework in 5 core content areas are required for Preventive Medicine Boards
- Graduates are eligible for Board certification by both ABIM and ABPM
Sample schedule for the 4 years:
- Inpatient IM Curriculum
- Specialty specific lectures
- Morning reports
- Humanities Curriculum
- Ambulatory Care Curriculum
- Online learning modules (Johns Hopkins)
- Academic Half Days every Friday of the ambulatory block
- Preventive Medicine Curriculum
- Weekly Preventive Medicine Seminars
- Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum
- Experiential exposure:
- Department of Health
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Community health assessment
- Research / program evaluation / health systems
Link to IM Curriculum : https://njms.rutgers.edu/departments/medicine/internal_medicine/programming.php
Link to PM Curriculum: https://njms.rutgers.edu/departments/medicine/preventive_medicine_residency/practicum_rotations.php
