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Careers in Medicine: Specialty InformationPreventive MedicineNature of the workA preventive medicine specialist focuses on the health of individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote and maintain health and well-being, and to prevent disease, disability, and premature death. Physicians practicing in the field of preventive medicine most often specialize in aerospace medicine, occupational medicine or public health and general preventive medicine. Aerospace Medicine: focuses on the health of a population group
consisting of the operating crews and passengers of air and space vehicles. Physicians in preventive medicine can receive training in the following subspecialty:
Training/residency informationResidency training in preventive medicine includes a year of supervised postgraduate clinical training, an academic year of training leading to a Master's degree in public health followed by one year of preventive medicine residency training. Practice in a subspecialty requires up to two years of additional training. Workforce and salary informationAccording to the American College of Preventive Medicine Web site, "the demand for trained occupational and environmental physicians in private industry, education, and government agencies far exceeds the supply, and the need continues to grow. " The annual salary for preventive medicine specialists ranges from $84,500 to $206,000. For more information
Source: The American Board of Medical Specialties, the American College of Preventive Medicine, and the Faculty Salary Survey, 2004, Association of American Medical Colleges. |
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