Preventive Medicine Physicians

Also called: Aerospace Medicine Physician, Environmental Health Physician, Occupational Health Physician, Occupational Medicine Officer, Occupational Medicine Physician

Preventive Medicine Physicians

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estimated salary

Preventive medicine physicians apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.

 

 

  • Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
  • Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.
  • Direct public health education programs dealing with topics such as preventable diseases, injuries, nutrition, food service sanitation, water supply safety, sewage and waste disposal, insect control, and immunizations.
  • Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.
  • Deliver presentations to lay or professional audiences.
  • Design, implement, or evaluate health service delivery systems to improve the health of targeted populations.
  • Provide information about potential health hazards and possible interventions to the media, the public, other health care professionals, or local, state, and federal health authorities.
  • Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
  • Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.
  • Develop or implement interventions to address behavioral causes of diseases.
  • Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.
  • Teach or train medical staff regarding preventive medicine issues.
  • Coordinate or integrate the resources of health care institutions, social service agencies, public safety workers, or other organizations to improve community health.
  • Prepare preventive health reports, including problem descriptions, analyses, alternative solutions, and recommendations.
Work Context
  • Telephone — 100% responded "Every day".
  • Electronic Mail — 97% responded "Every day".
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 86% responded "Every day".
  • Face-to-Face Discussions — 83% responded "Every day".
  • Freedom to Make Decisions — 72% responded "A lot of freedom".
  • Structured versus Unstructured Work — 58% responded "A lot of freedom".
  • Work With Work Group or Team — 58% responded "Extremely important".
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Work Activities
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
  • Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
  • Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
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Detailed Work Activities
  • Train medical providers.
  • Gather medical information from patient histories.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Present medical research reports.
  • Supervise patient care personnel.
  • Communicate health and wellness information to the public.
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