Mission:

The University of Arizona Preventive Medicine Residency (UAPMR) is a collaborative effort involving the University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM), the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH), the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), the Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) and the Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC). The goal of the program is to train physicians for board certification in Public Health/General Preventive Medicine so they can fill leadership positions in the health system, improve the health of all Arizonans, reduce health disparities and assure public health infrastructure preparedness.