The Johns Hopkins Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency (OEMR) offers unparalleled opportunities for residents to engage in research. Residents select a research emphasis early in their training with guidance and advice from the faculty, and can take advantage of the many fields of research within the entire University. While many residents have worked directly with OEMR faculty, others have worked with the diverse array of internationally recognized faculty throughout the Schools of Public Health and Medicine. During their research projects, residents gain experience and competence in hypothesis generation, survey design, data management and analysis, scientific writing and presentation. Residents will gain confidence in their ability to ask – and answer – important questions in occupational and environmental health that will define their practice in later years. Tao XG, Bernacki EJ, Jankosky C, Means C. An assessment of universal versus risk-based hepatitis C virus testing of source patients postexposure to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers. J Occup Environ Med. 2006;48:470-7. Ekong E, Jaar B, and Weaver VM. Lead-related nephrotoxicity: A review of epidemiologic evidence. Kidney International. 2006. In press.
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