Curriculum
2-YR Track
The UCLA Fellowship in General Preventive Medicine & Public Health is a two-year, ACGME accredited fellowship available to physicians who have completed residency. Upon graduation from our fellowship program, physicians are eligible for certification from the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
1-YR Fast Track
*For trainees who are board eligible in a primary care specialty and have 50% Master of Public Health (MPH) requirements completed prior to seeking admission to PM fellowship, you are able to take the 1-year fast track.
Curriculum is tailored to individual experience of the fellow
Curriculum
| | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Rot | Rot | MPH/MS coursework + 10-week field experience and report + 2-month Rot* | |||||||||
| Year 2 | Rot* | Rot* | Rot | Rot | Rot | Rot | Field experience/scholarly activity + 2-month Rot* |
Year 1
The first year of the PM fellowship consists of mostly didactic training, complemented with clinical rotations, designed to build a foundation in the skills of public health, biostatistics, and epidemiology.
- Fellows apply and gain acceptance to the UCLA School of Public Health, where they complete a Master's of Science (MS) degree in Health Policy and Management.
- Full tuition support is provided by the program
- Fellows rotate through various clinical experiences in LA county, applying didactic knowledge in the context of clinical operations and patient care
- Fellows also begin to collect data and plan for their Preventive Medicine thesis / project.
- Continuous mentorship is provided to identify and support fellow’s research interests and career goals
Year 2
During the second year, PM fellows rotate through a variety of state and local health agencies, focusing on acquiring and applying practical skills of population health.
- Fellows can tailor their rotation schedule based on career and research interests from a menu of available options
- Fellows fulfill core PM fellowship program requirements in environmental and occupational health, infectious disease, community medicine, and local systems of health
- Fellows complete their thesis/project
List of Rotations
| Type of Experience2 | Name of Rotation | Scheduling | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS Degree | Master of Science, Health Policy and Management | 3 quarters (Fall, Winter, Spring) | University of California, Los Angeles, Fielding School of Public Health |
| Clinical based | Lifestyle Medicine | Longitudinal (Year 1 schedule starts Spring; Year 2 rotating schedule) |
University of California, Los Angeles |
| Clinical + Population-based |
Healthcare delivery in vulnerable populations/ Longitudinal clinical experience |
Longitudinal (Year 1: half day per week, Year 2: one day every other week) |
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services – Martin Luther King Jr. Ambulatory Care Center |
| Los Angeles County Department of Health Services – Street Medicine Program | |||
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health – Tuberculosis Clinic | |||
| Preventive medicine and population health | Block - 4 weeks | Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
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| Obesity Medicine1 | Block - 2 weeks | ||
| Integrative medicine1 | Block - 2 weeks | ||
| Addiction medicine1 | Block - 4 weeks | ||
| Occupational health1 | Block - 2 weeks | ||
| Rural health1 | Block - 2 weeks (elective) | Southern California Addiction Medicine Consortium site at Eisenhower Health | |
| Population-based | Acute Communicable Disease Control1 | Block - 4 weeks | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health |
| Chronic Diseases and Injury Prevention | Longitudinal (self-paced, typically completed in Year 1) |
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| Federally Qualified Health Center Rotation1 + Population health and quality improvement1 |
Longitudinal (three months) |
Venice Family Clinic + University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Hospital epidemiology1 | Block - 2 weeks | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Environmental Health1 | Block - 4 weeks | Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit |
Footnotes: 1Year 2 rotation; 2Clinical refers to individual or group care delivered in a healthcare setting. 2Population-based refers to population-based activities, programs, and/or research.