title: The occupational and environmental medicine gap in the family medicine curriculum: needs assessment in South Carolina. Part I.
abstract: The occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) gap in US medical education is widely recognized. In 1992, a federal initiative stimulated a primary care approach to improve residency training in South Carolina. This three-part report documents progress in designing and implementing an OEM curriculum, which is family medicine-centered. Each of the state's residency training programs participate in an ongoing Environmental Medicine Curriculum Committee effort. Part 1, discusses the needs assessment; Part 2, the five key elements of curriculum; and Part 3 details a clinical guide to the OEM patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Schuman
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D019550:Environmental Medicine / Q000193:education*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013022:South Carolina