Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital Program

Stony Brook, NY

Specialty:Public health and general preventive medicine

ACGME Code:3803588112

NRMP Code:2919380R0, 2919380A0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

Program Overview

The Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Residency Program at Stony Brook University provides an integrative approach to train residents through a combination of academic, clinical, and practical experiences essential for board certification in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health. The program is accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) and awards a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree to graduates. The residency integrates the principles of biostatistics, epidemiology, and behavioral sciences with practical applications.

Curriculum Structure

The curriculum is structured to include core courses such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy and management, and environmental health. Specific components include:

Core MPH coursework, supplemented by preventive medicine seminars and journal clubs.
Field rotations in essential areas of preventive medicine, tailored to individual resident interests and experiences.
Weekly seminars on population health and the opportunity for group discussions in journal clubs.
Engagement in teaching activities, allowing residents to develop skills in medical education and health promotion.

Residents also participate in direct clinical care experiences, particularly at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where they can engage in clinical preventive services, chronic condition management, and wellness programs.

Rotations and Training Sites

Training takes place at several affiliated sites including:

Stony Brook University Hospital
Northport Veterans Administration Medical Center
Nassau County Department of Health
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
New York State Quality Improvement Organization (IPRO)
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Each site offers unique opportunities for clinical experience in preventive practices, epidemiological studies, health services administration, and community health initiatives, providing a comprehensive training environment.

Research Opportunities

Residents are encouraged to participate in research projects throughout their training. This involves not only independent research but also collaborative projects with faculty members and other public health professionals. Research areas often focus on preventive measures, health education, and community health initiatives.

Application Requirements

To apply for the residency, candidates need to have completed at least one year of postgraduate clinical training within an ACGME-accredited residency program. They are also required to have passed Step III of the USMLE by the start of the residency. All USMLE or COMLEX exams must be completed in not more than two attempts, excluding exceptional circumstances.

Applications are processed through ERAS, and applicants must submit:

A Dean’s letter and official transcripts from medical school.
Three letters of recommendation.
Official copies of medical school diploma and any postgraduate training certificates.

Visa Sponsorship

The program supports certain visa types, primarily focusing on J-1 visas through the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). However, it is the candidate's responsibility to confirm their visa eligibility and compliance with U.S. immigration regulations during their residency.

Competitiveness and Diversity

The residency program is highly competitive. It values diversity and encourages applications from both DO and IMG candidates, making it an inclusive environment for individuals from various backgrounds. The program seeks to attract candidates who demonstrate a commitment to preventive medicine and public health.

Life After Residency

Graduates of the program pursue a variety of career paths in academia, public health agencies, clinical practice, and research. They typically find opportunities within government health departments, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations focused on health improvement and disease prevention.

Web sources

1. Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Residency Program 2. About Us 3. Application and Eligibility 4. Preventive Medicine Residency Training 5. Current PrevMed Residents 6. Preventive Medicine Faculty and Staff 7. Life After Residency 8. Residency Programs

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued27

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 26, 1998
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 26, 1998
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 26, 1998
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 9, 2003
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 9, 2003
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 9, 2003
07	2006 - 2007	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 9, 2003
08	2007 - 2008	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 9, 2003
09	2008 - 2009	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 9, 2003
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Oct 8, 2009

Program

Program Size

4, 4, 0 (2 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: November 12, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

Training

Fellowship Rate:17%^[2]

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1.2X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 42%

Academic · 8%

Fellowship · 17%

Other · 33%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $81,881^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 12 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 48 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

No data available for USMLE STEP 2 CK Score

No 2026 Applicant & Interview Insights available for this program.

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

No data available for USMLE
STEP 2 CK Score

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 2919380R0

2025

2 of 4

2026

2 of 4

Track ID: 2919380A0

2025

0 of 1

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

Stony Brook, NY ^[5]

Population

13,467

Median income

$162,054Above

Education

68.1%Above

Employment

60.9%Below

Health

0.9%On par

Age

45Above

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Patchogue, NY

State - New York

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$1,526

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$1,534

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$1,538

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$1,546

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$1,546

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$1,553

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$1,557

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$1,566

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$1,568

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$1,575

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$1,579

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$1,591

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$1,595

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$1,592

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$1,595

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$1,598

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$1,411

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$1,457

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$1,459

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$1,467

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$1,469

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$1,476

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$1,470

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$1,477

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$1,481

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$1,496

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$1,501

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$1,507

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$1,514

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$1,519

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$1,523

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$1,520

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$4,238

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$4,524

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$4,293

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$3,950

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$3,654

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$3,687

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$3,679

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$3,705

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$3,710

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$3,704

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$3,806

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$3,854

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$3,974

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$3,877

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$3,978

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$3,964

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$4,077

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$4,147

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$4,124

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$4,114

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$4,121

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$4,215

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$4,189

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$4,151

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$4,064

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$4,159

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$4,247

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$4,393

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$4,427

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$4,461

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$4,450

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$4,411

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$4,603

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$4,656

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$4,879

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$4,818

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$4,982

$1,586

10/31/2020

N/A

$4,567

$1,593

11/30/2020

N/A

$4,783

$1,602

12/31/2020

N/A

$4,777

$1,606

1/31/2021

N/A

$4,835

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$4,611

$1,620

3/31/2021

N/A

$4,431

$1,629

4/30/2021

N/A

$4,495

$1,649

5/31/2021

N/A

$4,531

$1,663

6/30/2021

N/A

$4,538

$1,686

7/31/2021

N/A

$4,513

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$4,412

$1,729

9/30/2021

N/A

$4,395

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$4,298

$1,767

11/30/2021

N/A

$4,259

$1,777

12/31/2021

N/A

$4,429

$1,791

1/31/2022

N/A

$3,999

$1,800

2/28/2022

N/A

$4,016

$1,820

3/31/2022

N/A

$3,942

$1,829

4/30/2022

N/A

$3,920

$1,841

5/31/2022

N/A

$3,908

$1,852

6/30/2022

N/A

$3,803

$1,861

7/31/2022

N/A

$3,836

$1,868

8/31/2022

N/A

$3,867

$1,872

9/30/2022

N/A

$3,859

$1,875

10/31/2022

N/A

$3,815

$1,873

11/30/2022

N/A

$3,767

$1,875

12/31/2022

N/A

$3,696

$1,874

1/31/2023

N/A

$3,598

$1,877

2/28/2023

N/A

$3,523

$1,879

3/31/2023

N/A

$3,477

$1,884

4/30/2023

N/A

$3,518

$1,886

5/31/2023

$2,499

$3,481

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,569

$3,480

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,601

$3,476

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,637

$4,091

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,582

$4,108

$1,912

10/31/2023

$2,558

$4,083

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,540

$4,049

$1,918

12/31/2023

$2,567

$4,092

$1,921

1/31/2024

$2,592

$3,999

$1,928

2/29/2024

$2,570

$4,037

$1,932

3/31/2024

$2,568

$4,050

$1,935

4/30/2024

$2,526

$3,961

$1,942

5/31/2024

$2,516

$3,938

$1,946

6/30/2024

$2,518

$4,883

$1,973

7/31/2024

$2,555

$4,081

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,589

$5,266

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,637

$5,212

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,639

$5,232

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,651

$5,092

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,632

$4,762

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,637

$4,459

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,630

$4,468

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,643

$4,399

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,689

$4,331

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,716

$4,421

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,704

$4,430

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,670

$4,473

$2,029

8/31/2025

N/A

$4,354

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,651

$4,359

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,687

$4,666

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,704

$5,988

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,728

$5,556

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,733

$7,380

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,768

$6,969

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Stony Brook, NY

State - New York

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

9/1/2021

10/1/2021

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

4/1/2022

5/1/2022

6/1/2022

7/1/2022

8/1/2022

9/1/2022

10/1/2022

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

1/1/2023

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

4/1/2023

5/1/2023

103

6/1/2023

104

7/1/2023

108

8/1/2023

104

9/1/2023

10/1/2023

103

11/1/2023

12/1/2023

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

108

6/1/2024

106

7/1/2024

111

8/1/2024

104

9/1/2024

10/1/2024

101

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

104

4/1/2025

108

5/1/2025

115

6/1/2025

114

7/1/2025

118

8/1/2025

109

9/1/2025

105

10/1/2025

102

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook, NY, offers a suburban setting with easy access to beautiful beaches, vibrant communities, and a range of recreational activities.

Crime Rate and Safety

Stony Brook has a relatively low crime rate, making it a safe place to live and work.

Fun Activities

Residents can enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, and fishing, as well as cultural attractions like museums and theaters.

Climate

Stony Brook experiences four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Residents can enjoy activities like sunbathing in the summer and skiing in the winter.

Races and Population

Stony Brook has a diverse population with a mix of different races, creating a multicultural community.

Education

Stony Brook is home to Stony Brook University, providing educational opportunities for residents and a vibrant campus atmosphere.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Stony Brook is higher than the national average, mainly due to housing costs. However, the area offers a high quality of life.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Stony Brook is approximately a 1.5-hour drive from New York City, offering access to the Big Apple's vast cultural, entertainment, and career opportunities.

FAQ

Residents rotate through Stony Brook University Hospital, Northport VA Medical Center, Nassau County Department of Health, Suffolk County Department of Health Services, New York State Quality Improvement Organization (IPRO), and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Each site offers unique opportunities in clinical preventive services, epidemiological studies, health services administration, and community health initiatives.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/3803588112

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/6464866c-63b0-71bb-6cc1-2bd2712f9cb9

3. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

4. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US3671608

6. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

7. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital Program

Overview

Program Overview

Curriculum Structure

Rotations and Training Sites

Research Opportunities

Application Requirements

Visa Sponsorship

Competitiveness and Diversity

Life After Residency

Web sources

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Program data

Program

Training

Quality of Life

Admission

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Match History Matched positions of the program in previous years [4]

Roster

Location

Living in Stony Brook, NY

Crime Rate and Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Races and Population

Education

Cost of Living

Proximity to Bigger Cities

FAQ

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Nearby programs

Other specialties near Stony Brook, NY

References

Match History ^[4]