The three-year fellowship is designed to provide the basic skills needed for practice and research in occupational and environmental medicine. Trainees with prior experience may be able to complete the requirements in two years.
Practicum Training |
The first year includes patient care responsibilities in the out-patient
clinics as well as shared coverage of the consultation service and
management of protocol patients in the Adult Clinical Research Center.
Fellows and the staff industrial hygienist visit and evaluate sites from which proven or suspect cases of occupational or environmental disease emerge. Fellows assume primary responsibility for the conduct of these hazard evaluations. Each fellow will lead an average of one investigation per month. An industrial medicine rotation is required. Each fellow chooses a
site at which he/she will serve as part-time medical director for the year.
This entails a one-third time commitment and involves development of company
medical policies, collaboration with plant personnel, in-plant industrial
hygiene experience, and clinical problem- solving. Currently, rotations
include Uretek, Bristol Myers-Squibb, ALCOA, and Yale-New Haven Hospital.
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Didactic Training |
All trainees are expected to master the basic principles of epidemiology, biostatistics, toxicology and industrial hygiene. If they do not already hold a comparable degree, fellows are expected to enroll for degree credit in the Masters in Public Health program. |
Research Training |
Trainees are expected to participate in ongoing clinical research projects
of the Program.
Each fellow is expected to design and carry out a research protocol under the supervision of a faculty member of the Program or the School of Medicine. |
Additional Activities |
One research conference each month in conjunction with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Monthly journal club, organized by the fellows Monthly Research in Progress conference |
Requirements |
Completed their PGY-3 year and applying for PGY-4 year. Completed a residency in Internal or Family Medicine prior to entering the Program.
Eligible to obtain a medical license in the State of Connecticut. Graduates of International Medical Schools must have clinical experience in U.S. teaching hospitals to qualify for review. Applicants must also be eligible for J-1 Visa sponsorship. The Department does not sponsor H-1 Visas for residency training. Applicants who do not hold the masters of public health degree or its equivalent are responsible for meeting all requirements for admission to the Masters in Public Health Program at EPH. |
Eligibility for Occupational/
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The Yale program is a fully accredited residency in Occupational and
Environmental Medicine leading to board eligibility with the American Board
of Preventive Medicine after the practicum and didactic experiences are
satisfactorily completed. Graduates of International Medical Schools must have clinical experience in U.S. teaching hospitals to qualify for review. Applicants must also be eligible for J-1 Visa sponsorship. H-1 Visas are not sponsored for residency training. |
Funding and Stipends |
Funds have been available from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health under a long-term training grant. Fellows will be paid at a salary level commensurate with years of post-graduate training. Yale fellows have enjoyed exceptional success in applications for the Occupational Physicians Scholarship Fund; all applicants are strongly urged to apply. Starting levels for PGY-4 are approximately $37,000. Benefits include basic health and disability insurance. |