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Pioneers in Providing a Competency Inventory
Donald F. Phillips
JAMA. 1999;281:24.
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To help its specialist-generalist members define their ability to deal with such diverse problems as myofascial pain syndrome, hearing conservation, detecting deception, courtroom testimony, upper extremity ergonomics, travel medicine, air pollution and health, low back pain, reducing worker's compensation costs, and the challenges of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has created an inventory of competencies in 12 categories (and 14 subcategories) of occupational medicine. Different OEM physicians vary widely in the nature of their practices and practice settings.
The myriad problems associated with job-related diseases, workplace hazards, environmental conditions, and employee rehabilitation and the many procedures required under various laws, policies, and regulations imposed by a host of federal and state agencies all fall under the purview of the ACOEM. It and preventive medicine are among the first medical specialties to undertake the effort to define competencies for . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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