The practicum year is a field preceptorship under the supervision of board-certified preceptors, in which the resident gains experience in a range of public health settings and with a variety of preventive medical problems. The resident is expected to pay for the courses leading to the MPH degree, from the PGY2 Salary. During each of the three semesters, the GME program will waive fees for 6 of the twelve credits of study required to complete the MPH program. The primary foci of preventive medicine are the study of disease processes as they occur in communities and defined population groups, and the stimulation of practices with respect to the community and the individual that will advance health by promoting health-enhancing environments and behaviors, preventing disease and Injury making possible early diagnosis and treatment, and fostering habilitation and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. All branches of Preventive medicine have certain common basic components.
Competence is essential in each.