Article
Preventive Medicine: An Opportunity to Combine Public Health and Medicine
The Advisor: a Publication of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
(2008)
Abstract
Dr Scutchfield describes a preventive medicine specialty for physicians interested in a career in public health. The three general areas covered by this medical specialty are general preventive medicine, aerospace medicine and occupational medicine. The residency for this specialty is 3 years long, combining traditional clinical medicine with public health and preventive medicine experiences. Typically the resident in this specialty earns an MPH or equivalent. Given the recent number of public and global health concerns, preventive medicine is an important specialty for physicians to consider.
Disciplines
Publication Date
March, 2008
Publisher Statement
© 2008 National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, NAAHP.
Citation Information
F. Douglas Scutchfield. "Preventive Medicine: An Opportunity to Combine Public Health and Medicine" The Advisor: a Publication of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions Vol. 28 Iss. 1 (2008) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/f_douglas_scutchfield/83/