Career paths in occupational medicine

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• Personal Author:
  Bontemps J ; Elashoff D ; Harber P ; Liu Y ; Saechao K ; Wu S
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To describe career path patterns for occupational medicine (OM) physicians. METHODS: A convenience sample of 129 occupational physicians described work activities and locations at several career points up to 20 years ago, first OM position, and 10 years after expectations. RESULTS: Clinical activities were important throughout (eg, 41% and 46% of occupational physicians reported frequently treating patients 20 years ago and currently). Practice locations changed more markedly, with increased multisite clinics and hospital/medical center-based practices. Performing mainly clinical activities in a first job increased from 82% to 97% over the past 20 years. Career transitions between clinical and nonclinical roles were common (40% of participants). Many anticipate transition to nonclinical work over 10 years. CONCLUSIONS: Activities have not fundamentally changed, but practice locations have evolved. Both clinical and management activities remain important, and path to managerial positions increasingly begins in clinical practice. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Men Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Women
• Keywords:
  Humans Medical-facilities Medical-personnel Medical-services Physicians Questionnaires Training
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042608
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2012 Nov; 54(11):1324-1329
• Contact Point Address:
  Philip Harber, Community, Environment, and Policy Division, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724
• Email:
  pharber@email.arizona.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20110831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194778/cdc_194778_DS1.pdf
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