Graduate Training Program in Occupational Medicine

Details

• Personal Author:
  Emmett, Edward A.
• Description:
  We conducted 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. This "external" program uses on-job, on-campus techniques and was designed for physicians who already have substantial clinical training including those who are making a mid-career shift into Occupational Medicine. 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 an MPH or equivalent degree before entering the program. The program incorporates training at the University of Pennsylvania for three days per month; faculty visits to the resident's worksites, a series of indepth projects which develop skills in selected areas, and supervised activities in occupational medicine at the residents' place of employment. During the 6-year period of this grant, 45 physicians graduated from the program, of which 43 completed the majority of their training at locations distant from Philadelphia. 34 of these trainees were directly supported from the training grant. The quality of the program is indicated by strong performance using various independent evaluation that included 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 also gave high ratings when asked questions relating to whether the program met their training needs. All program graduates have remained in employment in occupational medicine. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Health Care Workers Medical Personnel Occupational Health Programs Occupational Medicine Programs Occupational Safety Programs Physicians Training Grants
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053499
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2019-101099
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, T01-OH-008628, 2009 Jul; :1-20
• Contact Point Address:
  Edward A. Emmett, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Radvin Pavilion, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7eab53e8b656350e11deda3e6628c93a3c1a126bd4f806cc07df509328d66adc958728c0beb177d4c6dc989e94063ba836b7590956118ff8e5e6c0dea479f971
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218765/cdc_218765_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.89 MB ]