Affiliated Programs

Future Public Health Leaders Program

Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (Michigan FPHLP) is a residential summer program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Through field placements, skill building workshops and mentorship, Michigan FPHLP provides students with opportunities for growth, learning and awareness in the field of public health. The ultimate goal of the program is to expand opportunities to join the public health workforce and grow the number of people working to reduce health inequities. 

Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training Program

The University of Michigan Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program, funded (T37) by the National Institutes of Health supports the research training of students at all academic levels interested in global public health research careers. 

Region V Public Health Training Center

The Training Center provides continuing education to those who promote and protect the health and quality of life in our communities by offering face-to-face and online instruction to students drawn from state and local health departments, community-based organizations, health delivery systems, and health plans, as well as those studying public health.

Public Health Prepared

Public Health Prepared (PHP or PH Prepared) is the workforce development and public health practice branch of the broader Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats & Pandemic Preparedness (MCIDT) initiative. As such, we contribute to MCIDT’s mission of serving as a convening and coordinating force for the field by engaging cross-sectoral partners to translate research into practice for infectious disease control and prevention.

Our work focuses on building the strategic skills and capacity of the public health workforce, broadly defined, to address emerging infectious disease threats in Michigan and beyond.

Preventive Medicine Residency

The University of Michigan School of Public Health houses one of the oldest Preventive Medicine Residency programs in the country, dating back to 1969. The central mission of the School of Public Health's residency in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health is to train highly-qualified physicians for careers in clinical preventive medicine and public health. The Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and prepares physicians for board eligibility by the American Board of Preventive Medicine.