Apply to Host a PMR/F

To host a PMR/F, host sites must:

• Be a federal, state, or local public health or healthcare agency
• Be based in the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, but not other U.S. territories)
• Have both a primary and secondary supervisor with experience in public health program management to mentor each learner
• Provide a safe and open work environment for residents and fellows
• Provide travel and registration expenses for learners to attend the annual Health Policy Orientation Course in Washington, D.C., and the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) Annual Meeting

While hosting a PMR/F, host sites are responsible for:

• Providing staff who are willing work with the PMR/F learner and who have expertise in policy development, program evaluation, and statistics
• Paying for expenses and travel arrangements for the learner to attend any courses that are not sponsored by the PMR/F program
  • Note: International travel may not be possible for all learners due to policies that do not allow term-limited trainees to obtain official passports. PMR/F learners are considered term-limited trainees.
• Providing a computer and associated equipment to enable the learner to access secure files at the host site
  • If the learner is using a CDC-issued laptop that is compatible with the host site system, host site must provide compatible equipment (e.g. a monitor, keyboard, and mouse).
• Providing administrative support, including a site orientation, badging/security, ergonomic workstation, restrooms, parking, and options for alternative commuting (e.g., showers and lockers for bicycle commuters)

The relationship between our learners and their host site supervisors and mentors is a critical component of PMR/F leadership and management training. All host sites must have both a primary and secondary supervisor with experience in public health program management to mentor each learner.

All primary and secondary supervisors must:

• Have two or more years of applied public health experience beyond graduate school or the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) program
• Have one or more years of experience supervising staff or managing public health programs at the host site
• Be full-time employees at the host site
• Be at the same physical location as the PMR/F learner’s assignment location (same office building, floor, and division)

While hosting a PMR/F, primary supervisors are responsible for:

• Orienting the learner to the host site
• Ensuring the learner has access to an established workspace, computer, phone, administrative/ information technology support system, and security clearances/badges
• Providing direct oversight of the learner’s day-to-day activities with responsibility appropriate to the learner’s level of training
• Providing access to appropriate projects that fulfill the PMR/F performance requirements
• Providing both formal and informal mentorship opportunities to the learner throughout the training
• Ensuring on-time completion of all administrative and evaluation functions
• Having regularly-scheduled meetings with the learner to review projects and provide consultation

While hosting a PMR/F, secondary supervisors are responsible for:

• Helping the primary supervisor accomplish their assigned tasks for the learner
• Serving as an alternate primary supervisor when needed
• Helping ensure access to appropriate projects that fulfill the PMR/F performance requirements
• Providing both formal and informal training opportunities to the learner throughout the fellowship or residency
• Helping ensure on-time completion of all administrative and evaluation functions
• Having regularly scheduled meetings with the learner to review projects and provide consultation

The PMR/F program pays all associated costs for:

• Learner salary and benefits
  • The PMR/F program will provide the full-time equivalent (FTE) for PMR/F learners hosted at CDC.
  • The PMR/F program will fund all salary and benefit costs for PMR/F learners at locations external to CDC.
• Travel to the one-week Train-the-Trainer course in May preceding the start of the fellowship or residency
• Travel to the five-week PMR/F Orientation in June/July
• Travel to the annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) conference (late April)

Clinical sites without an established relationship with the PMR/F program are required to:

• Establish a Memorandum of Understanding with the PMR/F program
• Provide appropriate oversight by an attending physician as per Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Accreditation policies
• Have policies and procedures in place that support an appropriate learning environment
• Provide orientation and training procedures
• Provide credentialing and administrative support for the resident

Clinical sites interested in establishing a relationship with the PMF/R program can send an email to PrevMed@cdc.gov for additional information about the requirements listed above.

Clinical site supervisors are responsible for:

• Assuming ultimate responsibility for each patient’s care
• Overseeing the day-to-day clinical care responsibilities of the resident
• Providing adequate clinical learning opportunities for the resident throughout the learner’s training experience
• Reviewing the resident’s clinical care approach, notes, and plans for each patient at a level appropriate to the resident’s training
• Ensuring on-time completion of all administrative and evaluation functions for the clinical care component of the residency