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 healthcare, health agencies, and community organizations.

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
• Healthcare 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

The UNM Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program is approved for four residents each year. Our accredited program is tailored to meet the educational needs and professional interest of each resident.

Why UNM for Preventive Medicine?

The UNM Preventive Medicine Residency offers opportunities you won't find elsewhere, including:

• Extensive training by New Mexico Department of Health staff on public health practice activities
• Work with diverse populations in New Mexico including Hispanic and American Indian groups in the Southwest
• Experience with community-based prevention activities through our CDC-funded Prevention Research Center
• Development of skills for working with adolescents through our School-based Health Clinics as a part of the