Post-Graduate Training Opportunities in Occupational & Environmental Medicine

» Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency List

The specialty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is a unique and exciting field that encompasses many aspects of clinical medicine and public health.  Clinical work in the field calls on a breadth of medical knowledge to evaluate and treat a wide spectrum of medical conditions, including complex diseases and common injuries.  Residency training provides a range of skills in population and preventive medicine, epidemiology and disease surveillance, toxicology, biostatistics, and health services administration. Practicing occupational physicians are experts in legal aspects of medicine, such as evaluating causation, determining fitness for work, and applying health and safety regulations in the workplace.  They direct preventive programs that promote worker health and reduce workplace hazards. Their expertise as medical detectives is essential for investigating suspected clusters of work-related illness or outbreaks of environmental disease. Specialists in this field are often consulted by fellow practitioners, business leaders, and community organizations to assess occupational or environmental risks and to help interpret scientific evidence. At the core of all these activities, specialists in Occupational and Environmental Medicine are the public health officers of the workplace, championing the health and safety of workers, communities, and environments.  

The Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recognized residency programs in Occupational Medicine are listed on this web site.  The web site is updated quarterly (last update January, 2012).

» Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) through NIOSH

While most of the publicity for the EIS deals with their infectious disease work, there are great opportunities for occupational health professionals as well. EIS officers who choose to work with NIOSH can be involved in health hazard evaluations, surveillance, and epidemiologic field studies.

NIOSH currently has assignments for EIS officers in:

with the potential for travel to investigation sites throughout the US and occasionally abroad.

The program is open to physicians, dentists or RNs with MPH or equivalent degrees, professionals with doctoral-level degrees in health related fields (e.g. epidemiology, toxicology, biostatistics, etc.), and veterinarians with MPH or equivalent degrees.

These positions represent an excellent opportunity for those interested in pursuing an academic career. There is ample hands-on experience, as well as great potential for publication of findings from original public health and research investigations. Multiple opportunities also exist to work with colleagues in other government agencies such as EPA, DOE, OSHA, MSHA, and the state and local health departments. A number of EIS Officers have been able to obtain concurrent junior faculty appointments in NIOSH-affiliated university health sciences programs.

EIS Officers serve a two year assignment. The option is currently available for them to serve as either a member of Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service or as part of the federal civil service.

Application information can be found at the EIS web site at the CDC. For questions about the NIOSH programs, please contact Sally Brown, (EIS '97) at 303.236.5950


Occupational Medicine Residency Programs
Download the Residency Excel File (January, 2012)
 

CALIFORNIA

Loma Linda University
Web Address:
Wayne Dysinger, MD, MPH wdysinger@llu.edu
Matthew Chan, MD, MPH machan@llu.edu
Phone: 909-558-4918
FAX: 909-558-4087
 

Mailing Address
1516 Nichol Hall
Loma Linda, CA 92350
 

University of California, Irvine

Web Address
http://www.medicine.uci.edu/?p=21


Dean Baker MD, MPH dbaker@uci.edu
Leslie Israel, DO, MPH lisrael@uci.edu
Phone: 949-824-8641
Fax: 949-824-2345

Mailing Address
Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
University of California at Irvine
5201 California Avenue, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92617

 

University of California-San Francisco
Gina Soloman, MD MPH gina.soloman@ucsf.edu 
Phone: 415-206-3106
Fax: 415-206-8949

Web Address
coeh.berkeley.edu/students/medicine.htm

Mailing Address
Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
University of California at San Francisco
Box 0843
San Francisco, CA 94143-0843


 

COLORADO

University of Colorado Denver School of Public Health

Web Address
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/Academics/GME/Programs/OME/Pages/OEMHome.aspx/
Karen Mulloy, DO, MSCH Karen.Mulloy@dhha.org
Phone: 303-436-3888
Fax: 303-724-4620

Roxana Witter, MD, MSPH
303-724-5106
Roxana.Witter@ucdenver.edu

Mailing Address
National Jewish Medical Health
Division of Environmental & Occupatinal Health Sciences  (D E O H S)
G-215
1400 Jackson Street
Denver, CO 80206
 
 

CONNECTICUT

Yale Occupational Medicine Program

Web Address
http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/occmed/education/index.html
Oyebode Taiwo MD, MPH oyebode.taiwo@yale.edu
Phone: 203-785-6434
Fax: 203-785-4197

Web Address
cardio.med.yale.edu/occmed/training.html

Mailing Address
Yale Occ. & Env. Medicine Program
135 College Street, Suite 392
New Haven, CT 06511 
 

FLORIDA

University of South Florida
Thomas Truncale, MD, MPH ttruncal@health.usf.edu
Phone: 813-974-6634
Fax: 813-974-4986

Web Address
publichealth.usf.edu/eohmedical.html

Mailing Address
University of South Florida
College of Public Health
13201 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, MDC 56
Tampa, FL 33612
 
 

ILLINOIS

University of Illinois at Chicago
Susan Buchanan MD, MPH sbucha3@uic.edu
Phone: 312-996-5804
Fax: 312-413-8485

Web Address
www.uic.edu/sph/glakes/residency

Mailing Address
University of Illinois
Occupational & Environmental Medicine Program
835 South Wolcott, M/C 684
Chicago, IL 60612
 
 

IOWA

University of Iowa
Fred Gerr, MD, MPH Fred-Gerr@uiowa.edu
Marlene Thompson Marlene-Thompson@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-335-4416
Fax: 319-335-4225

Web Address
www.public-health.uiowa.edu/heartland/academic-programs/occ-medicine.html

Mailing Address
University of Iowa College of Public Health
100 IREH - Oakdale Campus
Iowa City, IA 52242-5000
 
 

KENTUCKY

University of Kentucky
Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
WebLink
Ray F. Garman, MD, MPH, Program Director
Attn:  Bridget Szczapinski, Program Coordinator, bridget.szczapinski@uky.edu
121 Washington Ave., Suite 215
Lexington, KY  40536-0003
Phone: (859) 257 5150/5166
Fax: 859-257-9862
 

Mailing Address
College of Public Health
Attn:  Bridget Szczapinski, Program Coordinator, bridget.szczapinski@uky.edu
121 Washington Avenue, #220
Lexington KY 40536-0003
 
 

MARYLAND

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Virginia Weaver, MD, MPH vweaver@jhsph.edu
Christine Brown cjbrown@jhsph.edu

Web Address
www.jhsph.edu/omr

Mailing Address
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency
615 N. Wolfe Street, Room WB602
Baltimore MD 21205
Phone: 410-955-3362
Fax: 410-614-1582

Uniformed Services Univ. of the Health Sciences

Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, MD 20814

Christopher Jankosky, MD, MPH  email
Phone: 301-295-3718
Fax: 301-295-0335

Associate Program Director Michael Bell, MD, MPH
301-295-9773 Fax: 301-295-0335

Web Address
http://www.usuhs.mil/pmb/oemresidency.html

Mailing Address


 

MASSACHUSETTS

Harvard School of Public Health
Stefanos Kales, MD, MPH  skales@hsph.harvard.edu or skales@challiance.org
Ms. Ann Backus abackus@hohp.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-432-3327
Fax: 617-432-0219

Web Address
www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/oemr/index.html

Mailing Address
Harvard School of Public Health
Occupational Health Program, Room I-1402
665 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115


 

MINNESOTA

HealthPartners-University of Minnesota
Paula Geiger at Paula.A.Geiger@healthpartners.com
Jon O’Neal, M.D., MPH Jon.T.Oneal@HealthPartners.com
Phone: 612-373-8284
FAX: 651-293-8195

Mailing Address
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program
HealthPartners St. Paul Clinic
205 S. Wabasha Street
St. Paul, MN 55107

Web Address
www.imehealthpartners.com/OccupationalMedicine.shtml

 

NEW JERSEY

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Michael Gochfeld, MD, PhD    gochfeld@eohsi.rutgers.edu
Phone 732-445-0123 x627 (email inquiry preferred)
FAX  732-445-0130

Web Address
http://eohsi.rutgers.edu/occ/

Mailing Address
University of Medicine & Dentistry: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
170 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
 
 

NEW YORK

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Debra Milek, MD, PhD, MPH debra.milek@mssm.edu
Phone: 212-824-2331
Fax: 212-360-6965

Web Address
http://www.mssm.edu/departments-and-institutes/preventive-medicine/programs-and-services/occupational-and-environmental-medicine-residency

Mailing Address
Mount Sinai-Irving J. Selikoff Center
Eileen Headley
Occupational & Environmental Medicine
1 Gustave Levy Place, Box 1043
New York, NY 10029
 
 

NORTH CAROLINA

Duke University
Dennis Darcey MD, MSPH darce001@mc.duke.edu
Carol Epling, MD, MPH Carol.Epling@mc.duke.edu
Phone: 919-286-3232
Fax: 919-286-1021

Web Address
http://dukeoccmed.mc.duke.edu/

Mailing Address
Division of Occ. & Env. Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3834
Durham, NC 27710
 
 

OHIO

University of Cincinnati Occupational Medicine
Andrew Freeman, MD, MS freeman.med@gmail.com
Phone: 513-558-0038
Fax: 513-558-6272

Web Address
www.coh.uc.edu/Residency.htm

Mailing Address
University of Cincinnati
Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Dept. of Environmental Health
3223 Eden Ave., ML 0056
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056
 
 

PENNSYLVANIA

University of Pennsylvania
Judith McKenzie, MD, MPH jmckenzi@mail.med.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-349-5708
Fax: 215-662-4430

Web Address
www.med.upenn.edu/oem/residency/

Mailing Address
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Occupational Medicine-Silverstein Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283

 

TENNESSEE

Meharry Medical College
Sangita Chakrabarty, MD, MSPH schakrabarty@mmc.edu
Phone: 615-327-6782
Fax: 615-327-6131

Web Address
http://familymedicine.mmc.edu/Occupational_Med_Residency_Training/Occupational_Med_Residency_Training.html

Mailing Address
Occupational Medicine Residency Program
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
1005 D.B. Todd Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37208
 
 

TEXAS

Texas Institute of Occupational Safety & Health
Ms. Mitzi Michelle Harris  michelle.harris@uthct.edu
Jeffrey Levin, MD, MSPH Jeffrey.Levin@uthct.edu
Phone: 903-877-5636
Fax: 903-877-5068

Web Address
www.tiosh.org/programs_occmed.asp

Mailing Address
Texas Institute of Occupational Safety & Health
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
11937 US Highway 271
Tyler, TX 75708-3154

Mitzi Michelle Harris
Program Coordinator
Phone:  903.877-5636
Fax: 903.877-5068

University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Arch "Chip" Carson, MD, PhD Arch.Carson@uth.tmc.edu
Phone: 713-500-9465
Fax: 713-500-9442

Web Address
http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/research/centers/swcoeh/occupational-medicine-residency

Mailing Address
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program
1200 Herman Pressler, RAS-W1002
Houston, TX 77030

 

USAF School of Aerospace Medicine
Marc Goldhagen, MD, MPH Marc.Goldhagen@brooks.af.mil
Phone: 210-536-3897
Alternate Contact Jay Clemens, MD, MPH jay.clemens@tinker.af.mil

Web Address
Secure web link-Contact Steven Hetrick or Daniel Van Syoc

Mailing Address
USAF School of Aerospace Medicine
2601 Louis Bauer Drive
Brooks City-Base, Texas 78235-5130

UTAH

University of Utah
Eric Wood, MD, MPH Eric.Wood@hsc.utah.edu
Karen Bradakis Karen.Bradakis@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-3841
Fax: 801-585-3759

Web Address
http://uuhsc.utah.edu/rmcoeh/EdProg/OccMed/OMhome.html

Mailing Address
Rocky Mt. Ctr. for Occ.& Env. Health
University of Utah
391 Chipeta Way, Suite C
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
 
 

WASHINGTON

University of Washington
Victor Van Hee, MD, MPH
206-744-9398

Kathlene Mirgon kathlene@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-744-1452
Fax: 206-744-9935

Web Address
depts.washington.edu/oemp

Mailing Address
University of Washington Harborview Medical Center
Dept.of Medicine & Dept. of Environ. & Occup. Health Sciences
325 Ninth Ave., Box 359739
Seattle, WA 98104


US Army Occupational Medicine Residency Program
Madigan Army Medical Center
Steven R Smith MD MPH
Phone: 253-968-4487
Fax: 253-968-4483

Web Address
http://www.mamc.amedd.army.mil/preventivemed/PHRP-Training.htm

Mailing Address
US Army Occupational Medicine Residency Program
Madigan Army Medical Center
9920B East Hayes Street
Tacoma, WA 98431

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia University
Chris Martin MD, MSc cmartin@hsc.wvu.edu
Carl Werntz, DO cwerntz@hsc.wvu.edu
Phone: 304-293-3693
Fax: 304-293-2629

Web Address
www.hsc.wvu.edu/ioeh/

Mailing Address
Institute of Occ. & Env. Health
West Virginia University
3311 R.C. Byrd Drive, H.S.C., Box 9190
Morgantown, WV 26506
 
 

CANADA

University of Alberta
Jeremy Beach MD, FRCP jeremy.beach@ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-492-6291
Fax: 780-492-9677

Web Address

http://www.comp.med.ualberta.ca

Mailing Address
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic
Univ. of Alberta, Dept of Medicine
13-103 Clinical Sciences Building
Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2G3