Preventive Medicine Overview

WHAT IS PREVENTIVE MEDICINE?

Preventive Medicine, one of 24 medical specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), encompasses multiple “population-based” and clinical approaches to health care. This exciting specialty links the knowledge and skills of clinical medicine with the special skill sets of medical management and population health.  Preventive medicine offers training in diverse settings to promote health and to modify or eliminate the risks of disease, injury, disability, and death.

The Preventive Medicine Residencies prepare residents for careers that include general preventive medicine, aerospace medicine, and occupational medicine covering all levels of government, educational institutions, organized medical care programs in industry, as well as voluntary health agencies and professional health organizations.

 

   

 

CAREERS IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)

Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA)

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE TRAINING

Preventive Medicine is the medical specialty which focuses on the promotion, protection, and maintenance of health and well-being, the prevention of disease and disability, and the premature death of individuals in defined populations. The identified areas in the field of preventive medicine and the populations on which they concentrate are:

• Aerospace Medicine - focuses on the health of a population group consisting of the operational crews, passengers of air and space vehicles, and the support personnel who are required to operate such vehicles.
• Public Health and General Preventive Medicine - focuses on health promotion and disease prevention in communities and other defined populations.
• Occupational Medicine - focuses on the relationships among the health of workers, the arrangements of work, the physical, chemical and social environments in the workplace, and the health outcomes of environmentatl exposures.

MISSION STATEMENT

It is our mission to provide physicians with a firm educational foundation and develop strong competencies in the practice of preventive medicine, preparing them for leading roles in promoting the health of individuals and populations, and preventing disease and disability.  

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE COMPETENCY BASED EDUCATION

Competency based education focuses on learner performance outcomes in reaching specific objectives of the curriculum.  The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME.org) increased emphasis on educational outcomes in the accreditation of residency education, which include medical knowledge, patient care, practice based learning and improvement, system based practice, professionalism, and interpersonal and communication skills.  Additionally, accredited programs function under additional accreditation requirements specific to their specialty.  This type of competency based residency education focuses on a resident's performance in reaching specific objectives of the curriculum. The goal is to develop competence as a physician and to improve patient care.    

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

AGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Preventive Medicine

ACCREDITATION
The Residency program accreditation is accomplished through the Preventive Medicine Residency Review Committee (RRC) of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.  

Aerospace Medicine initially received full five-year accreditation in 1999 and continued full five-year accreditation in 2005 and 2010. 

General Preventive Medicine initially received full five-year accreditation in 1998 and continued full five-year accreditation in 2004. 

BOARD CERTIFICATION
Board certification is offered through the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) and is the body with responsibility for determining physician eligibility for certification and recertification in preventive medicine.

RELATED LINKS
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