| | The Johns Hopkins Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) 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 program includes coursework leading to the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at Johns Hopkins, the oldest and largest School of Public Health in the world. Trainees rotate through a wide range of OEM sites in the Mid-Atlantic region, including the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the US Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the International Association of Fire Fighters and the Occupational Health Program at the University of Maryland. Residents are supported with stipend, MPH tuition, benefits, and malpractice insurance. The Hopkins OEM 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 OEM program 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. Although listed as a residency by the ACGME, many of our trainees are board-certified or board-eligible in a primary care specialty, such as internal, family, or emergency medicine, and are fellows in our program. Many of our trainees have prior 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 and environmental medicine.
Applicants interested in combined programs (i.e., Internal Medicine and OEM; OEM and pulmonary fellowship) should make their interests known to the program director. The applicant will apply to both programs separately. 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: |
