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AOHC 2025

Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine

207 - Addressing the Shortage of Board-certified Occupational Health Physicians: A Train-in-place Solution to Widen the Training Pipeline

Monday, April 28, 2025
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Location: Lone Star Salon C
Claim 1.0 CME
There is a significant shortage of formally trained OEM physicians in the US. There are relatively few solutions in place to improve this shortage and widen the training pathway. Cummins Inc., Premise Health, and the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH) Occupational Medicine Residency Program have partnered to create a mid-career, train-in-place residency training track. Candidates for this program are physicians who have already completed an ACGME-accredited residency and work in an approved setting with the full range of OEM clinical experiences in order to meet ABPM expectations. Physicians enrolled in this program pursue a virtual Masters of Occupational Health (MOH) through the University of Utah and receive clinical oversight from OEM board-certified faculty from an affiliated sponsoring OEM ACGME Residency. The inaugural cohort is set to start January 2025 for a 2-3 year program.

Learning Objectives:

  • Demonstrate the growing shortage of OEM-trained physicians in the United States and the current constraints on the training pipeline.
  • Describe the design, content, challenges, and potential benefits of this mid-career, train-in-place OEM program.
  • Discuss potential ways to scale programs like this and widen the training pipeline without compromising quality of training experience.
Disclosure(s):
Bob Chestnut, MD: No financial relationships to disclose