Combined Residency Program in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine with UCSF and UC Berkeley School of Public Health

NEW FOR 2008-2009! Now Accepting Applications!

We are pleased to announce the approval of a combined four-year program in internal medicine and general preventive medicine in conjunction with the UCSF Division of Preventive Medicine & Public Health and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Satisfactory completion of the combined training program allows eligibility for dual certification in both internal medicine and public health/general preventive medicine. According to the American Board of Internal Medicine website, there are currently only five other such combined programs in the United States.

The first two years of our program would be spent as a categorical internal medicine resident at Kaiser, San Francisco. The third year is an academic year at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, leading to the degree of master of public health. The fourth year is a practicum year that exposes residents to variety of experiences through rotations in different agencies and settings that will lead to the development of specific competencies and skills in the practice of public health and general preventive medicine. Full salary support is provided for both the academic and practicum years at the PGY-3 and PGY-4 levels, respectively.

Two of our ten yearly categorical internal medicine positions will be designated for the combined program, with a total of eight residents at any given point once the program is fully mature. We are currently recruiting for first year position for the academic year 2008-2009.
We believe that this combined program represents a unique opportunity to train in both disciplines at these renowned institutions. Graduates would have the skills necessary to provide preventive, clinical and rehabilitative care in ambulatory and hospital settings; to apply the skills required to study the effects of the environment, including the occupational environment, on the health of individuals, families and communities; and to advance the health of the public by promoting health-enhancing behaviors.

Further details about specific program requirements are available at the American Board of Internal Medicine website.