General Preventive Medicine/Public Health Residency Program
Application Procedures
General Preventive Medicine/Public Health Residency applications are processed through Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Electronic Residency Application Service (ERASĀ®) website.ā The application process for ERASĀ® 2025 opens the beginning of September.
Deadline for standard application forms is October 31, 2024.
Application forms must be received by October 31st for the following training year from July 1 to June 30; supplementary forms (official transcripts from graduate education and three letters for recommendation) must also be received by October 31st. Applications that do not meet these deadlines will not be considered for the current cycle.
Final acceptance into a two-year residency position is contingent upon acceptance into one of the California schools of public health with which CDPH has an affiliation. These include the University of California, Davis (UCD), University of California, Berkeley (UCB) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Applicants who apply to the PMRP should submit their MPH application by each Schoolāāās
Application Priority Due Date to ensure timely receipt of all required documentation and to avoid reduced opportunities for admission.ā
Primary selection criteria are a demonstrated interest in and ability to practice in a public health agency in California.
āApplication Period Begins 2024.
General Application Timeline
āResidency Applicants begin by submitting MyERAS applications
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āSeptember 4,2024
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āApplications Due
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āOctober 31, 2024
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āSupporting Documents Due
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āOctober 31, 2024
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āMPH Application Priority Due Dates: UCD, UCB, and UCLA
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āDecember 1, 2024
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āInterviews
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āDecember 30, 2024āJanuary 10, 2025
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āAcceptance Letters
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āMarch 25āJune 2025
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For additional information, please contact:
Preventive Medicine Residency Program
California Department of Public Health
Program Coordinator: Esther Jones
Mail Stop 7213
P.O. Box 997377
Sacramento, CA 95899-7377
Phone: (916) 552-9920