Overview
The Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the California Department of Public Health is a one- or two-year (PM1 and PM2) residency program for physicians in which they complete a year of public health education within an affiliated California School of Public Health program followed by a full training year within a local health department or a state department program mentored by a County Health Officer or Public Health Physician. The program focuses on public health administration in local and state public health agencies. It is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) since 1980 in General Preventive Medicine/Public Health.
Qualifications: (1) United States citizenship or possession of a visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S. (2) Possession of a MD or DO degree. (3) Possession of a California medical license (residents must have this license at the start of the residency). For questions concerning California medical licenses, contact the Medical Board of California. (4) Successful completion of at least one postgraduate year (PGY1) of supervised postgraduate training in a U.S., ACGME-accredited clinical residency program, preferably in a primary care specialty (e.g., Pediatrics, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Transitional Year) although other types of internships are considered. (5) Applicants will need to apply to and be accepted into a California school of public health with which CDPH has an affiliation. These include the following schools: (a) School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, (b) School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, (c) Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Applicants who apply to the PMRP must submit their MPH application for a one-year degree program by each School’s Application Priority Due Date in order to be considered for an interview with the program. The application process to the University is completely separate from the residency program and both have to be completed separately.
Applications to the Preventive Medicine Residency Program are accepted via ERAS: http://www.aamc.org/students/eras
Deadline to submit Application and Supplemental materials is October 31 2025.
About California Department of Public Health
The Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the California Department of Public Health is a one- or two-year residency program (PM1 and PM2) in which residents complete a year of public health education to obtain a MPH degree within an affiliated California School of Public Health program followed by a full training year within a local or state department program. The program focuses on public health administration in local and state public health agencies. It is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) since 1980 in General Preventive Medicine/Public Health.
Additional information on the program can be found at website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPDE/pages/OPDE.aspx
Residents will obtain knowledge and gain expertise in reducing the incidence and prevalence of disease, diminish health inequities and create in the state of California.
The following qualifications are required: (1) United States citizenship or possession of a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States, (2)Possession of a M.D. or D.O. degree, (3) Possession of a California medical license (residents must have this license at the start of the residency). For more information on licensing requirements please visit the Medical Board of California webpage. (https://www.mbc.ca.gov/), (4) Successful completion of at least one year (PGY1) of supervised postgraduate training in a US ACGME-accredited clinical residency program, preferably in a primary care specialty (e.g., Pediatrics, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Transitional Year) although other types of internships are considered, (5) Applicants must apply to and be accepted into a California school of public health with which CDPH has an affiliation. These include the following schools: (a) School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, (b) School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, (c) Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Applicants who apply to the PMRP must submit their MPH application for a one-year degree program by each School's Application Priority Due Date in order to be considered for an interview with the program. The application process to the University is completely separate from the residency program and both have to be completed separately.
