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Occupational and Environmental Residency Curriculum

Year 1: Competency Subject Area Rotations — three days per month

Month Rotation
Aug/Sept The Workplace: Industrial Hygiene, Safety & Ergonomics
Oct/Nov Organizational Management
Dec/Jan Environmental Health: Risk Hazard Communication & Control
Feb/Mar Population Based Occupational Medicine
Apr/May The Worker: Disability & Work Fitness
June Bridging Month: Intro. to the 2nd year curriculum

Year 2: Competency Subject Area Rotations & Experiences

Second Year Project
Mindfulness, Leadership, Resiliency and Team Building
Industrial Hygiene II: Clinical Exposure Assessment
Advanced & Emerging Topics in Organizational Management
Career & Personal Development/Negotiation/Travel Medicine
Disaster Management & Emergency Preparedness

Courses & Didactic Sessions for Residents

Clinical Toxicology (OM1) Drs. Tepper & Vearrier
Occupational Epidemiology (OM1&2) Dr. Shofer 
Critical Review of the Occupational & Environmental
Health Literature (OM 1 & 2)		 Drs. Emmett, Shofer, Tepper & Savul
Research Methods Course & Second Year Project (OM 1 & 2) Dr. Shofer
Clinical Occupational Medicine (OM 1 & 2) Dr. Savul
Noon-time Informal Clinical Case Discussions (OM 1 & 2) All clinical faculty
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