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New Directions in Occupational Health Training, Final Progress Report.

PB2006106726

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Martin, C. J.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The two year Occupational Medicine (OM) training program at the Institute of Occupational and Environmental and Health of West Virginia University prepares physicians for board certification by the America Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) in OM. The program was fully reaccredited without citations by the ACGME in May 2002. It is unique in being the only rural-based OM training site in the country and specifically seeks to address the shortage of OM physicians in the Appalachian region. The first year of the program consists of coursework towards completion of a Master of Public Health degree with a Special Emphasis in Occupational and Environmental Health. The curriculum has emphasized industrial hygiene, toxicology and interdisciplinary interaction. The practicum year includes a wide variety of industrial, administrative, and clinical rotations. All trainees in the program rotate either through the Division of Respiratory Disease Studies or the Division of Safety Research at NIOSH for 6 months and participate in national-level field investigations of outbreaks of occupational lung disease or workplace fatalities.
Keywords	Occupational medicine Industrial safety and health Occupational safety and health Health manpower education Training programs Curriculum Continuing education Occupational health Impacts Institute of Occupational and Environmental and Health University of West Virginia
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. School of Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200614

New Directions in Occupational Health Training, Final Progress Report.

New Directions in Occupational Health Training, Final Progress Report.
PB2006106726

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Martin, C. J.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The two year Occupational Medicine (OM) training program at the Institute of Occupational and Environmental and Health of West Virginia University prepares physicians for board certification by the America Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) in OM. The program was fully reaccredited without citations by the ACGME in May 2002. It is unique in being the only rural-based OM training site in the country and specifically seeks to address the shortage of OM physicians in the Appalachian region. The first year of the program consists of coursework towards completion of a Master of Public Health degree with a Special Emphasis in Occupational and Environmental Health. The curriculum has emphasized industrial hygiene, toxicology and interdisciplinary interaction. The practicum year includes a wide variety of industrial, administrative, and clinical rotations. All trainees in the program rotate either through the Division of Respiratory Disease Studies or the Division of Safety Research at NIOSH for 6 months and participate in national-level field investigations of outbreaks of occupational lung disease or workplace fatalities.
Keywords	Occupational medicine Industrial safety and health Occupational safety and health Health manpower education Training programs Curriculum Continuing education Occupational health Impacts Institute of Occupational and Environmental and Health University of West Virginia
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. School of Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200614