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| The Johns Hopkins Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency (OEMR) Program is a two- year training program for physicians. It is located in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Health of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. The first (academic) year of residency training culminates in the award of the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. In the second (practicum) year, residents have a series of rotations through several sites, including a labor union (the International Association of Fire Fighters), clinical and employer-based sites (Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland occupational health clinics), and a regulatory agency (Occupational Health and Safety Administration). Residents are supported with stipend, benefits, and malpractice insurance either through program funding or from outside sources such as the military, corporations, and foundations. The Hopkins OEMR program was established in 1978 to address a need for physicians with the skills to protect the health of working populations. The mission of the OEMR is to train physicians who will be leaders in occupational and environmental medicine. Our graduates manage and improve the health of populations through: a) the development and implementation of programs to reduce or mitigate occupational or environmental exposure; b) the direction of clinical care and health management of individuals and populations exposed to chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic, and/or psychological hazards in a variety of occupational and environmental settings and; (c) application of new technologies, new research findings, and new management techniques to improve the health of working populations and minimize disability. Many of our trainees come to the program board-certified or board-eligible in a primary specialty, and all have experience in a variety of settings, including the U.S. military. Successful applicants to our program have demonstrated commitment to public health and the field of occupational medicine. Applicants interested in combined residency programs (i.e., OEMR and pulmonary fellowship) should make their interests known to the residency director. The applicant will have to apply to both programs separately, but combined programs are possible and have been completed by several individuals in the past. Our alumni have taken positions in a wide range of settings including in academia, government, corporate, military, clinical and non-governmental organizations. They have made significant contributions to occupational and environmental medicine and have assumed positions of leadership around the country in every sector of the field. Detailed information on each year of residency training:
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