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How to get started in Occupational Medicine
Occupational medicine is consistently rated as a low burn out medical specialty. So how does one break into this promised land? The two predominant ways are through residency training programs and the mid career transition which is often a process of on-the-job-training. While there has been a decline in training programs over time and residency funding has…
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Demographics Change And The Future Of Occupational Medicine
There are regular reports on the changing demographics of the American worker (1). Similarly, news of the looming physician shortage also attracts considerable attention (2). Sandwiched between the work force and physicians are the specialty physicians that care for the work force. “Company doctors” at the time of Kaiser Permanente’s founding morphed into “industrial medicine”…
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Corporate Medical Director – An Opportunity For Value Generation
In reference to “Medical Center Occupational Health“ The role of the corporate medical director (CMD) varies by industry. The job demands are as diverse as the industries served. Key to the role is an understanding of the effects of work on health as well as the impact of health on work. The CMD must understand…
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Medical Center Occupational Health
One of the more common career paths for occupational medicine physicians is in medical center occupational health. Working in a Medical Center Occupational Health setting you will oversee employee health for a hospital or even a health system. This is “bread and butter” occupational medicine which consists of pre-placement exams, management of injuries including bloodborne…