Residency Program Goals and Objectives
Mission
The mission of the VCU Preventive Medicine Residency Program is to train physicians in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health so that they are effectively able to identify, assess, promote, preserve, and investigate in a scholarly fashion, the health of individuals and communities.
Practicum Year
Goals
The goals of the Residency Program are to:
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Study disease processes as they occur in communities and in defined populations
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Stimulate practices that will advance health by promoting health-enhancing environments and behaviors with respect to the community and individual
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Prevent disease and injury
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Promote screening for disease making possible early diagnosis and treatment
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Foster habilitation and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities
Objectives
Upon completion of the residency program, the resident should be able to:
- Apply biostatistical principles and methods
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Recognize and apply epidemiologic principles and methods
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Plan, administer, and evaluate health and medical programs and evaluate the outcomes of health behaviors and medical care
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Recognize, assess, and control environmental and occupational health
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Apply and evaluate primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
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Assess population and individual health needs
