Occupational Medicine: Prevention and Populations

Catalog description

This selective provides hands-on experiences in the broad, interdisciplinary field of Occupational Medicine. The focus is to apply key principles of Preventive Medicine, Population Health Management, and Prospective Health through participating in a broad range of Occupational Medicine activities. In clinic visits students will examine patients, interpret multiple types of information (beyond typical medical data), and communicate with key parties. Throughout the Durham area, they will assess worksite/environmental hazards and assist in reporting on them. Working with faculty mentors, students will find and draw upon information resources (many of which may be new to them) to address complex questions. All students will engage in interactive learning modules on prevention, attend didactic sessions on key aspects of Occupational Medicine, and perform problem/project-based learning. Students will complete their own health risk assessments, as well as helping with health promotion activities and health risk communications to patients. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor is required. Please contact the second year coordinator, Nikeya Goodson ([email protected]). Credit: 1. Enrollment Max. 1. Carol Epling, MD/MSPH; Dennis Darcey, MD, MPH