Preventive Medicine Physicians

Read publications to keep up with developments and career opportunities in preventive medicine. Find resources on professional associations' Web sites, such as the American Association of Public Health Physicians, https://www.aaphp.org/GeneralResources, and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, https://www.aptrweb.org/page/Resources.

Learn more about the different types of preventive medicine and find newsletters and other resources by visiting the Web sites of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, http://acoem.org, and the American College of Preventive Medicine, https://www.acpm.org.

Visit the Web sites of the Association of American Medical Colleges (https://www.aamc.org) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (https://www.aacom.org) to learn more about applying for and attending medical school.

You will need to take an admission test to get into medical school. Learn more about the Medical College Admission Test by visiting https://students-residents.aamc.org/about-mcat-exam/about-mcat-exam. Aspiring osteopathic physicians apply through the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (https://www.aacom.org/become-a-doctor/apply-to-medical-school).