Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP)

The following sections of the Public Health and General Preventive Medicine exam content outline will be covered in the 2026 Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP).

1 – Clinical Preventive Medicine

• 1.6 Diagnose and treat medical conditions, taking into account structural and social determinants of health, and assist patient in navigating to available resources.
• 1.9 Prioritize and provide evidence-based guidance, advice and/or interventions in order to improve health outcomes and functional status.

2 – Public and Population Health

A. Health of the Public and of Populations

• 2.1 Identify and monitor at-risk groups in need of special services due to social and structural determinants of health or other risk factors (e.g., at risk of suicide, substance use).
• 2.4 Identify barriers in order to increase access to health care (e.g., eliminating co-pays).
• 2.5 Develop outreach efforts and interventions for specific populations at risk (e.g., provide mobile vaccine clinics).
• 2.7 Identify or develop metrics to evaluate program process and outcomes, improve programs, and develop new programs to improve the health of the public and of specific populations.
• 2.13 Manage existing health conditions (i.e., tertiary prevention) by implementing public health measures and putting facilities and services in place to reduce the spread of disease.

B. Public Health Program Management and Administration

• 2.1 Identify public health priorities to guide program development.

C. Global Health

• 2.1 Identify communicable and non-communicable diseases of global concern and related data sources
• 2.4 Work within scope of practice defined by local regulation and laws.

3 – Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Informatics

A. Tasks

• 3.3 Assess, organize, and synthesize available scientific information to guide medical decision-making, policy and program planning, and to inform future research initiatives.
• 3.4 Design and conduct studies related to public health issues to develop policies and solutions and make recommendations based on evidence to address identified issues.
• 3.5 Design, identify, report, and respond to epidemiologic surveillance (passive and active).