UMass Chan Medical School Program

Worcester, MA

Specialty:Public health and general preventive medicine

ACGME Code:3802421018

NRMP Code:3050380R0, 3050380A0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The UMass Chan Medical School Program in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine provides a comprehensive training experience designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders in preventive medicine and public health. The program integrates academic learning, practical experiences, research, and clinical exposure to equip trainees with the necessary knowledge and skills required to excel in this dynamic field.

One of the notable features of the program is its commitment to individualizing the training process. This is essential in recognizing the varying levels of baseline competencies among trainees and their specific future aspirations. By tailoring the curriculum, the UMass program ensures that each trainee receives a robust education tailored to their unique career goals.

Curriculum

The curriculum encompasses a rigorous core of required educational experiences that are vital for a successful career in preventive medicine. This includes foundational topics in epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, environmental health, and social determinants of health. The integration of these areas empowers trainees with a holistic understanding of public health issues.

Practicum and Clinical Experiences

The program emphasizes practical and clinical experiences that allow trainees to apply their academic knowledge in real-world settings. This includes rotations within local health departments, community health centers, and federal and state agencies. Such practical exposure not only enhances the learning experience but also prepares trainees for the challenges they will face in their careers.

Research Opportunities

Research is a critical component of the UMass program. Trainees have the opportunity to engage in impactful research projects that address pressing public health concerns. This is integral to developing skills in research methodology and data analysis, which are essential for evidence-based decision-making in public health.

Career Placement

One of the central aims of the UMass preventive medicine training program is successful career placement. Graduates are well-prepared to assume leadership roles in various public health sectors, including county, state, and federal public health agencies, occupational medicine programs, community health centers, and academic medical centers. The program's focus on tailoring training towards future goals has proven effective in facilitating this process.

Visa Support

The UMass Chan Medical School Program offers visa support for international medical graduates (IMGs). The program can sponsor non-immigrant J-1 visas for trainees, making it accessible to qualified candidates from various backgrounds seeking to advance their careers in preventive medicine and public health within the United States.

Competitiveness

This program is considered highly competitive and is open to a diverse range of applicants, including U.S. osteopathic medical graduates (DOs) and international medical graduates (IMGs). Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate a strong commitment to public health and preventive medicine through their experiences, statements, and recommendations.

Special Application Requirements

Applicants to the UMass program should meet specific prerequisites. Though details may vary, it is generally required that application candidates have graduated from their medical school within a certain timeframe, possess a strong academic record, and demonstrate readiness for the challenges of a preventive medicine fellowship. Any special stipulations regarding the number of attempts on licensure exams or other criteria will be detailed in the application guidelines.

Web sources

1. Preventive Medicine Summary

SmartPick

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 29, 2001
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 29, 2001
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 29, 2001
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 29, 2001
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 29, 2001
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Mar 29, 2001
07	2006 - 2007	Continued	Oct 5, 2006
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Oct 5, 2006
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Oct 5, 2006
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Oct 5, 2006

Program

Program Size

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

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: November 12, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

Training

Fellowship Rate:50%^[2]

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

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 17%

Fellowship · 50%

Other · 33%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $70,771^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 10 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 50 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: 3050380R0

2025

2 of 2

2026

2 of 2

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

Worcester, MA ^[5]

Population

862,111

Median income

$94,099On par

Education

41.4%Above

Employment

63.5%Below

Health

2.7%Above

Age

40On par

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 - Worcester, MA

State - Massachusetts

United States

1/31/2015

$1,000

$2,058

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,007

$2,111

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,019

$2,075

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,022

$2,091

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,020

$2,098

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,032

$2,101

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,038

$2,107

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,047

$2,118

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,047

$2,127

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,048

$2,138

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,054

$2,140

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,066

$2,131

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,070

$2,036

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,079

$2,054

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,079

$2,060

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,082

$2,030

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,088

$1,937

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,095

$1,999

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,110

$1,948

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,115

$1,961

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,122

$1,974

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,130

$1,987

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,132

$1,988

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,141

$1,993

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,135

$1,962

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,142

$1,967

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,147

$1,976

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,170

$1,957

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,179

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,180

$1,935

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,167

$1,941

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,167

$1,942

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,171

$1,951

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,185

$1,955

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,201

$1,965

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,211

$1,972

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,223

$1,970

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,225

$1,984

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,233

$1,989

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,229

$1,962

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,240

$1,962

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,243

$2,021

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,263

$1,980

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,272

$1,992

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,281

$1,998

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,277

$1,973

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,283

$2,002

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,284

$1,981

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,294

$1,990

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,303

$1,987

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,310

$1,993

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,318

$2,002

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,321

$2,014

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,333

$2,025

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,339

$2,040

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,348

$2,038

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,356

$2,045

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,368

$2,056

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,373

$2,065

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,383

$2,069

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,390

$2,077

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,399

$2,081

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,396

$2,087

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,392

$2,073

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,394

$2,062

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,402

$2,083

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,405

$2,031

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,419

$2,013

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,430

$1,967

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,445

$1,982

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,454

$2,017

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,464

$1,986

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,472

$1,983

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,485

$1,993

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,493

$2,002

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,507

$2,018

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,518

$2,045

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,525

$2,067

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,544

$2,093

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,561

$2,120

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,582

$2,151

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,597

$2,180

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,613

$2,198

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,617

$2,199

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,631

$2,193

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,645

$2,203

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,671

$2,220

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,684

$2,261

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,708

$2,272

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,731

$2,285

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,749

$2,285

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,752

$2,295

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,754

$2,305

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,758

$2,311

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,763

$2,326

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,784

$2,327

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,800

$2,337

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,814

$2,331

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,822

$2,334

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,840

$2,349

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,848

$2,353

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,852

$2,359

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,857

$2,371

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,877

$2,384

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,891

$2,395

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,912

$2,404

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,915

$2,433

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,928

$2,444

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,929

$2,445

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,932

$2,450

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,933

$2,458

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,941

$2,468

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,955

$2,483

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,965

$2,491

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,981

$2,501

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,000

$2,506

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,021

$2,519

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,028

$2,511

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,046

$2,523

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,043

$2,527

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,066

$2,550

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,071

$2,559

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,087

$2,577

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,095

$2,586

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,100

$2,592

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,110

$2,599

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,116

$2,588

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,114

$2,591

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,114

$2,593

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,120

$2,603

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,126

$2,601

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,139

$2,598

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,138

$2,621

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,150

$2,588

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Worcester, MA

State - Massachusetts

United States

4/1/2021

151

5/1/2021

173

6/1/2021

165

7/1/2021

176

8/1/2021

175

9/1/2021

150

10/1/2021

167

11/1/2021

137

12/1/2021

154

1/1/2022

137

2/1/2022

120

3/1/2022

144

4/1/2022

143

5/1/2022

166

6/1/2022

169

7/1/2022

163

8/1/2022

152

9/1/2022

178

10/1/2022

166

11/1/2022

159

12/1/2022

150

1/1/2023

150

2/1/2023

133

3/1/2023

152

4/1/2023

172

5/1/2023

189

6/1/2023

185

7/1/2023

194

8/1/2023

178

9/1/2023

167

10/1/2023

178

11/1/2023

153

12/1/2023

160

1/1/2024

137

2/1/2024

147

3/1/2024

134

4/1/2024

158

5/1/2024

176

6/1/2024

181

7/1/2024

176

8/1/2024

9/1/2024

10/1/2024

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

4/1/2025

5/1/2025

6/1/2025

7/1/2025

8/1/2025

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Worcester, MA

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2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/4c1a768d-32f0-28f7-0f41-b7d40d2c5506

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=050XX00US25027

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

UMass Chan Medical School Program

Overview

Curriculum

Practicum and Clinical Experiences

Research Opportunities

Career Placement

Visa Support

Competitiveness

Special Application Requirements

Web sources

SmartPick

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 Worcester, MA

FAQ

Ready to Find Your Ideal Residency Program?

Nearby programs

Other specialties near Worcester, MA

References

Match History ^[4]