Tulane's Preventive Medicine Residency Program is a two (2) year program which is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The program is designed to fulfill requirements leading to certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Prior to entering the program, candidates must complete at least one (1) year (HO-1) in an ACGME accredited program, transitional program or primary care specialty such as internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, or general surgery. Applicants must be accepted to both the Preventive Medicine Residency Program and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine if they have not already earned an MPH or PhD in Public Health.

The Preventive Medicine Residency Program, a unique program cosponsored by Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and the School of Medicine, is designed to train residents for careers in academic, administrative, and/or public health practice.

The program consists of academic work leading to a Master of Public Health degree and supervised practicum experience that fosters application of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of preventive medicine and public health.