The occupational and environmental medicine gap in the family medicine curriculum: needs assessment in South Carolina. Part I.

Schuman, S H; Mohr, L J; Simpson, W M · J Occup Environ Med · 1997

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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.

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