Preventive Medicine Residency

Grants are intended to promote postgraduate medical education in the specialty of preventive medicine. Preventive Medicine is the specialty of medical practice which focuses on the health of individuals and defined populations in order to protect, pr

Grants are intended to promote postgraduate medical education in the specialty of preventive medicine. Preventive Medicine is the specialty of medical practice which focuses on the health of individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and prevent disease, disability and premature death. Preventive medicine training includes direct patient care, biostatistics, epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, health services administration, environmental health sciences, and practicing prevention in clinical medicine. It is one of the 40 medical specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Preventive Medicine encompasses three areas of specialization: (1) Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, (2) Occupational Medicine, and (3) Aerospace Medicine.

Eligible Preventive Medicine Residency program grants are: (a) an accredited school of public health or school of medicine or osteopathic medicine; (b) an accredited public or private nonprofit hospital; (c) a State, local or tribal health department; or (d) a consortium of two or more eligible entities as describe in items a, b, or c. Eligible applicants include public and private nonprofit entities. Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply if they meet the eligibility requirements specified in items a through d. Refer to the relevant Notice of Funding Opportunity for more specific information regarding eligibility. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.

For Preventive Medicine Residency program grants, each trainee receiving stipend support must be (a) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States; an individual lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States, or any other "qualified alien" under section 431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996" and (b) a physician who has graduated from a school of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or a school of osteopathic medicine accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) or a non-U.S. physician or graduate of non-U.S. medical schools certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

Awards are intended to assist in meeting the costs of planning and developing new preventive medicine programs; maintaining or improving existing residency training programs in preventive medicine and providing financial assistance to medical residents enrolled in such programs. The applicants are required to propose a plan for evaluating any improvements in the educational program, such as the effect of the interventions on the knowledge, skills, and practices of the residents.

Funds may not be used for the following purposes: new construction or major renovation activities, international training or travel, or specialty board certification exam fees. Grants may not be used for construction or for the provision of direct patient services. Indirect costs under training awards will be budgeted and reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement and are not subject to upward or downward adjustment.

The PMR funding opportunity provides support for a 4-year period or performance.

Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Competing applications are reviewed by nonfederal expert consultant(s) for technical merit recommendations. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated against the following criteria: (1) Purpose and Need; (2) Response to Program Purpose; (3) Impact; (4) Organizational Information, Resources and Capabilities; and (5) Support Requested. See the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed selection criteria.

Notification is made in writing through a Notice of Award.

Approximately 120 to 180 days after receipt of applications.

Depending on Agency priorities and availability of funding, during the final budget year of the approved project period competing continuation applications may be solicited from interested applicants.