Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Occupational and
Environmental Medicine
Michael Pratt, M.D., Concentration Leader
At the School of Public Health in New Brunswick
The M.P.H. in occupational and environmental medicine
(OEM) prepares public health students who are medical professionals to conduct
research or work in public health programs in OEM. For physician trainees enrolled in the Rutgers OEM residency
program, the specified concentration curriculum provides academic training
necessary to qualify trainees to sit for the American Board of Preventive
Medicine's board examination in Occupational Medicine. All OEM concentration
students will learn about the relevant health problems, policies, programs, and
regulations that contribute to worker health. M.P.H. graduates in this
concentration will be the practitioners, leaders, and educators who advance the
recognition, management, and prevention of illness and injury caused or
influenced by agents or conditions in the home, community, and workplace
environment.
Graduates are eligible to sit for the Certified in Public Health Exam.
