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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

Application Information

Photo: Emory Preventive Medicine Residency/Fellowship graduate Amelia Muñiz Hernandez, MD with Stephanie Zaza, MD, MPH, President of the American College of Preventive Medicine, in front of Amelia's poster presentation at the May 2019 ACPM annual meeting.

The Emory Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program welcomes inquiries from applicants regarding questions about the program. As you consider this program, please review the diversity of training and learning settings.

Throughout the two years for residents, in addition to MPH course work in epidemiology in Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, residents’ experiences predominantly are in settings within:

  • Emory University
  • Atlanta VA Medical Center
  • Federal, state, and local public health agencies (e.g., the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Georgia Department of Public Health; and district and county public health units)
  • Other organizations within the Atlanta metropolitan area such as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta 

Fellows who enter the program with an MPH experience the same diversity of training and learning settings. 



How to Apply

For Preventive Medicine Residency/Fellowship training beginning in July 2025, the Emory Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program will participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match. Please note that we will be matching all positions through the NRMP; applicants who would be considered fellows as well as applicants who would be considered residents will be matched via the Main Residency Match. 

Prior to submitting your application, please verify you meet our Program's eligibility requirements. Please also review the Emory Office of Graduate Medical Education Housestaff Policies.

We are accepting application materials through ERAS. Please email our Program Coordinator, Mary Davis, by email (at: mary.davis@emory.edu) notifying her that you are applying to this Program through ERAS and attach the application materials listed below in the application checklist.

  • Applicants may begin submitting applications through ERAS on September 4, 2024. Please note we use residency ERAS for applicants who would be considered residents as well as applicants who would be considered fellows.
  • Please review our application checklist prior to submitting your application. We will only consider complete applications.
  • We will not be accepting applications via ERAS after October 31, 2024. If you are interested in the program after that date, please contact our Program Coordinator directly and include your current CV and a brief statement of interest in our Program.
  • Decisions to offer interviews are considered only after complete applications have been received and reviewed. At present, we expect all interviews to be virtual. However, there is a possibility of in-person interviews to be determined upon updated guidance from our Office of Graduate Medical Education. Notifications of application status may be made at any time; decisions regarding offers for residency/fellowship positions will be made in accordance with our participation in the NRMP.

Eligibility Information

The Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program follows the established guidelines set forth by Emory University School of Medicine; the Emory Graduate Medical Education (GME) office concerning resident/fellow eligibility and selection; and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Check your eligibility

Application Materials

If you are eligible based on our requirements, please submit ALL application documents through ERAS. If you have been advised to submit your application after our October 31, 2024 deadline, please submit ALL application materials to the Program Coordinator in one email. The only documents that can be accepted separately are the letters of recommendation (directly from the writer and from the writer’s institutional email address) and any official transcripts you request. Otherwise, your application is flagged as incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

At what PGY level will I enter the program?

That depends on your most recent experience. Some residents/fellows enter this program after completing another specialty residency and becoming board-certified in that specialty; some after partially completing another specialty residency; and some after completing a transitional year. Your PGY level upon acceptance to this program likely will depend on your highest successfully-completed level in your most recent program. 

I am interested in maintaining my clinical skills. How much time is spent in clinical settings?

Preventive Medicine Residents/Fellows are required to provide direct patient care a minimum of two months per year. Emory Preventive Medicine residents/fellows provide direct patient care for at least two months per year in a spectrum of predominantly ambulatory clinical care settings.  For residents/fellows who are appropriately qualified in particular clinical specialties, and who have interests in providing direct patient care in those domains, efforts are made to accommodate patient care rotations in relevant settings. 

If I already have an MPH, is there an abridged residency option?

Candidates who already have an MPH degree (or who have completed at least 50% of work toward the degree) from an accredited institution may be considered for the completion of the Preventive Medicine Residency/Fellowship in one year ONLY if they also already have completed an ACGME-accredited residency. 

What are Emory policies regarding duty hours, moonlighting, and other administrative considerations?

Residents and fellows are considered house medical staff and are subject to policies of Emory’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) office. 

Information policies and other considerations addressed by GME