title: Challenges and opportunities in occupational medicine.
abstract: Recent position papers of the American College of Physicians and the Institute of Medicine have emphasized the role of primary care physicians in occupational medicine. Although opportunities for physicians to become certified in occupational medicine have expanded, shortages in the specialty are likely to persist throughout the 1990s. To help acquaint osteopathic physicians with some of the challenges facing the specialty of occupational medicine, this article addresses the extent of occupational illnesses, health-related policies in the workplace, the delivery of occupational medical services, and graduate medical education.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139-4307, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McCunney
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006077:Government Agencies; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000193:education; D010021:Osteopathic Medicine; D011320:Primary Health Care; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce