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Graduate Training Program in Occupational Medicine.

PB2019100310

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Emmett, E. A.
Page Count	17
Abstract	We developed an innovative supervised practicum year of training in occupational medicine, which met the training requirements for certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Occupational Medicine (OM). This "external" program used on-job, on- campus techniques and is designed for physicians who already have substantial clinical training and desire to make a mid-career shift into OM. Residents must be employed full-time in a suitably supervised position in the field of Occupational Medicine. The residents are required to have already completed a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at another institution. The program incorporates training at the University of Pennsylvania for three days per month, faculty visits to the resident's worksites, a series of in-depth projects which develop skills in five specific competency areas and one general competency area, and supervised activities at the residents' place of employment. During the first 5-year period of the grant, 33 physicians graduated from the program. Seventeen of these trainees were directly supported from the training grant. The quality of the program is indicated by strong performance using various independent evaluations that includes improvements in self-assessed ratings of skills before and after training, faculty ratings of resident performance, and superior performance on the American Board of Preventive Medicine Certifying examinations compared with other Occupational Medicine Residency trainees. Residents have also given high ratings when asked questions relating to whether the program met their training needs. All program graduates have remained in employment in the field of OM.
Keywords	Safety education Occupational health Public health Training Safety programs Occupational safety programs Ergonomics Industrial hygienists Occupational medicine Occupational medicine programs American Board of Preventive Medicine Certifying
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57M - Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, & Rehabilitation 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors 57Q - Pharmacology & Pharmacological Chemistry 92A - Job Training & Career Development 92D - Education, Law, & Humanities
Corporate Authors	Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia. School of Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB2019-101099 (7/1/03 - 6/30/09).
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. (7/1/98-6/3/03).
NTIS Issue Number	201911

Graduate Training Program in Occupational Medicine.

Graduate Training Program in Occupational Medicine.
PB2019100310

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Emmett, E. A.
Page Count	17
Abstract	We developed an innovative supervised practicum year of training in occupational medicine, which met the training requirements for certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Occupational Medicine (OM). This "external" program used on-job, on- campus techniques and is designed for physicians who already have substantial clinical training and desire to make a mid-career shift into OM. Residents must be employed full-time in a suitably supervised position in the field of Occupational Medicine. The residents are required to have already completed a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at another institution. The program incorporates training at the University of Pennsylvania for three days per month, faculty visits to the resident's worksites, a series of in-depth projects which develop skills in five specific competency areas and one general competency area, and supervised activities at the residents' place of employment. During the first 5-year period of the grant, 33 physicians graduated from the program. Seventeen of these trainees were directly supported from the training grant. The quality of the program is indicated by strong performance using various independent evaluations that includes improvements in self-assessed ratings of skills before and after training, faculty ratings of resident performance, and superior performance on the American Board of Preventive Medicine Certifying examinations compared with other Occupational Medicine Residency trainees. Residents have also given high ratings when asked questions relating to whether the program met their training needs. All program graduates have remained in employment in the field of OM.
Keywords	Safety education Occupational health Public health Training Safety programs Occupational safety programs Ergonomics Industrial hygienists Occupational medicine Occupational medicine programs American Board of Preventive Medicine Certifying
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57M - Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, & Rehabilitation 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors 57Q - Pharmacology & Pharmacological Chemistry 92A - Job Training & Career Development 92D - Education, Law, & Humanities
Corporate Authors	Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia. School of Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB2019-101099 (7/1/03 - 6/30/09).
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. (7/1/98-6/3/03).
NTIS Issue Number	201911