Residency Curriculum - PM-2 Year

The PM-2 year is focused on providing residents with practical skills and experiences through 12 months of public health rotations. Residents will participate in rotations in 6 areas for 2 months each. Residents must complete a minimum of one rotation in each of the following areas:

• Biostatistics/Epidemiology,
• Clinical Medicine,
• Clinical Preventive Medicine,
• Environmental/Occupational Health,
• Health Systems Management and Administration, and
• Elective.

Residents choose from approximately 20 established rotations sites and may work with the Program Director and Program Coordinator to set up new elective rotations.

Biostatistics/Epidemiology (2 months)

• DSHS Chronic Disease Epidemiology
• DSHS Infectious Disease Surveillance

Clinical Medicine Rotations (2 months)

• DSHS Clinical Tuberculosis – Region 11
• Rural Health at Presidio County and Big Bend Regional Medical Clinic
• Texas Center for Infectious Disease

Clinical Preventive Medicine (2 months)

• Behavioral Health at Austin State Hospital
• Clinical Preventive Medicine at MD Anderson
• Operation Lone Star – Population-based Indigent Care

Environmental/Occupational Medicine (2 months)

• DSHS Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology
• Occupational Medicine at University of Texas - Tyler

Health Systems Management and Administration (2 months)

• HHSC Behavioral and Mental Health Management
• Substance Use Health Systems Management
• DSHS Health Policy Development
• Regional Public Health Health Systems Management and Administration
• Sendero Health Insurance Systems Plans

Environmental/Occupational Medicine (2 months)

• DSHS Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology
• Occupational Medicine at University of Texas, Tyler

Electives (2 months)

• DSHS Border Health (clinical population-based preventive medicine)
• Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
• Occupational and Travel Medicine at University of Texas - Austin
• UT Southwestern Addiction Medicine
• Heartland National TB Center (clinical population-based health services)

In addition, PM2 residents will engage in Journal Club, DSHS Grand Rounds, and other program lectures (including developing and teaching PM1 residents) and in-person and online trainings.

During the residency, residents will participate in a community needs assessment in odd years and a QI project in even years.

Lastly, residents will have the opportunity to attend at least one state, regional or national meeting.