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Influence of Residency Training on Occupational Medicine Practice Patterns



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    Objectives: A relatively high proportion of occupational medicine (OM) specialists have not had formal residency training in OM. Members of the Western Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association, a professional organization of OM specialists, completed a postal questionnaire (160 of 561 members). Methods: Educational background, practice setting, practice activities, and skills considered relevant were compared between those with and without formal training. Results: Both groups had considerable focus in clinical care, musculoskeletal medicine, and workers' compensation. However, those with formal training practice in a broader variety of settings were less likely to have practiced another specialty, and used additional skills (toxicology, industrial hygiene, and epidemiology) in their practices. Formal education appears to create a greater diversity of skills and opportunities, but it does not appear to create a group of physicians disinterested in "front-line" occupational medicine practice. Conclusions: The data support the need for formal residency programs but also highlight the importance of access to formal training for midcareer physicians. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1076-2752
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    161-167
  • Volume:
    47
  • Issue:
    2
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20058227
  • Citation:
    J Occup Environ Med 2005 Feb; 47(2):161-167
  • Contact Point Address:
    Philip Harber, MD, MPH, Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024-7027
  • Email:
    pharber@mednet.ucla.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2005
  • Performing Organization:
    University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    19990701
  • Source Full Name:
    Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • End Date:
    20040630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:d0112011007dc95b58b5c203e8322d75477b8a092f4bf92a186a5270e99beb7b0cb80a8e3ef95073066f3c40decf0531871d5444bf16c2b37770e25b48f3d054
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