The Occupational and Environmental Medicine Gap in the Family Medicine Curriculum: Needs Assessment in South Carolina
- 1 December 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Vol. 39 (12) , 1183-1185
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00043764-199712000-00011
Abstract
The occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) gap in US medical education is widely recognized. In 1992, a federal initiative stimulated a primary care approach to improve residency training in South Carolina. This three-part report documents progress in designing and implementing an OEM curriculum, which is family medicine-centered. Each of the state's residency training programs participate in an ongoing Environmental Medicine Curriculum Committee* effort. Part 1, discusses the needs assessment; Part 2, the five key elements of curriculum; and Part 3 details a clinical guide to the OEM patient.Keywords
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