Resources for Students

Public Health Medicine as a Career

A comprehensive slide presentation covering

• What are Health, Public Health and Health Care?
• What do Physicians in Public Health Do?
• What is Public Health & Preventative Medicine Residency?
• How can you explore a career in Public Health?

What is Public Health and Preventative Medicine and is the specialty for
you?

Public Health Electives for Medical Students: Recommendations and Analysis

Recommendations Poster

Recommendations and results from a national survey undertaken to determine attributes of excellence in elective rotations in public health for medical students.

AFMC Primer on Population Health, a virtual textbook on public health concepts for clinicians.

Information for Student-run Public Health Interest Groups (PHIGs):

Check at your school to see if a PHIG already exists, and if not, start one.  The list of groups below is not comprehensive.

Creating a Public Health Interest Group provides suggestions for creating and sustaining such a group.

Lessons Learned highlights sustainability, recruitment and retention and activity planning.

Northern Ontario School of Medicine Interest Groups

University of Manitoba PHIG

Western University PHIG