Scholarship Open for Public Health & Preventive Medicine Program in WMU

• Clinical Preventive Medicine--Preventive medicine physicians work in both public and private clinical settings, focusing on activities such as immunization programs, screening programs, risk identification, and risk reduction Implementation of health promotion/disease prevention programs in various health care delivery organizations, including direct provision of clinical preventive medicine in the context of primary care, are part of this career option.

• Public Health Practice--Preventive medicine physicians in public health have the opportunity to work at the local, regional or national level level. Public health physicians identify the health needs of the community, set priorities, and develop health programs. Disease surveillance as well as environmental health monitoring are major components of the public health physician’s work.

• Research and Academic Medicine--Preventive medicine physicians conduct epidemiological research into the causes of chronic and infectious diseases and injuries, examine risks encountered in the occupational and environmental settings, and investigate interventions for prevention of disease and injury.

• Administration and Management - Preventive medicine physicians have the clinical background in addition to the training in epidemiology and health care systems needed to manage a health organization. As managers, they are actively involved in health planning, policy development, cost efficacy, resource allocation, and program evaluation.

1. Superb academic opportunities--the pioneering taught courses are informed by world-leading research and the needs of industry. Here you will have access to a wide range of excellent teaching facilities and have the opportunity to  learn from the leading experts in the field of medicine: