The General Preventive Medicine Residency Program

The University of New Mexico Preventive Medicine Residency trains the next generation of physicians, who will lead health improvement through health promotion and disease prevention. Our graduates are prepared for careers in health care, health agencies, and community organizations. Learn more.  

Prevention is the Next Frontier in Public Health 

Preventive medicine bridges the unhelpful gap between public health and clinical medicine. Our residents are trained to be changemakers. Our program combines knowledge and skills from clinical medicine with population health to address a broad range of issues affecting populations.  

Our residents gain skills and competencies in: 

• Health promotion and wellness 
• Environmental and occupational health 
• Prevention in clinical medicine 
• Health care organization management 
• Epidemiology as applied to prevention 
• Biostatistics and the ability to synthesize data 
• Health advocacy and policy 
• Research on prevention of injury and disease in specific populations  

Is Your Calling in Preventive Medicine? 

Public health and preventive medicine specialists have expertise in unique areas in medicine. Our residents are given diverse opportunities to gain clinical and public health skills within our curriculum. 

Residents at UNM receive a solid academic foundation in the core areas of public health, apply their skills in a variety of practicum rotations, and develop the ability to perform research through mentored projects and the completion of a degree.