The Occupational Medicine Residency Training Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine is an ACGME accredited two-year combined academic/practicum experience. The clinical component of the training program is based at the Mount Sinai Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (COEM). The COEM has long been recognized for its pioneering leadership and expertise in the field of Occupational Medicine in such areas as asbestos and lead toxicity. In recent years, our physicians have continued to be leaders in the field of occupational medicine, in terms of understanding, treating and communicating the complex health effects of the World Trade Center Disaster. 

Clinically our residents also work with our staff ergonomist, social worker and industrial hygienists to better appreciate the whole of the work environment. As one of the component programs in the NY/NJ Education and Research Center (ERC), residents in the occupational medicine residency have ample opportunity to interact with other trainees and specialists in occupational safety and health.  Beyond our institution, we have field placements with major industry, arts medicine, the New York City Department of Health, and both regional and national OSHA and other assorted occupational medicine experiences.

Successful completion of the program also includes awarding of a Master in Public Health degree through Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University.  The faculty participating in this program as well as our departmental faculty provide yet another example of the phenomenal  resources available to our trainees.

Research possibilities abound at MSSM, which is one of the most active and highly funded medical research centers in the country.  Competitive funding opportunities are available for resident research projects through the ERC and our residents are encouraged to apply for these.

Finally, we are located in New York City, along Central Park and Museum Mile.  We invite you to learn more about our Occupational Medicine Residency Training Program and how to apply on the accompanying web pages.

Objectives

1. To provide clinically-trained physicians with a comprehensive clinical and research experience, and prepare them to address complex problems in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
2. To prepare physicians for leadership roles in academia, industry, public health, research and other relevant domains influencing individual and population health and safety.
3. To qualify residents for board eligibility in Preventive Medicine(Occupational Medicine).
4. To graduate residents with a Master of Public Health degree upon satisfactory completion of program requirements.

The residency program is designed with academic and practicum phases concurrently over both years of the training program.

First-Year

• Emphasis is placed on academic course work in the core areas of preventive medicine, including epidemiology and biostatistics, fundamentals of occupational and environmental medicine, health care organization, administration and behavioral sciences.
• Residents will begin evaluating patients and developing a clinical practice in the Mount Sinai - I. J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
• Residents are expected to begin research projects, including literature reviews on topics related to occupational medicine, and to develop a thesis project in occupational and environmental medicine according to the guideline of the M.P.H. Program.
• All residents will participate in the ERC Interdisciplinary Seminar Series and Site Visit Course.
• Coursework and seminars which address practical matters in career development in the field of Occupational and Environmental Medicine as well expose the resident to the different career paths possible are also part of the curriculum.

Second-Year

• Emphasis is placed on practicum rotations to understand the roles and areas of expertise in other occupational health professionals and related parties in the "world of work" of occupational medicine.
• Residents will complete course work required as part of the Master of Public Health Program.
• Residents will complete a thesis on a research topic related to occupational and environmental medicine as part of the requirements for successful completion of the M.P.H. Program and present the findings at ERC and Departmental seminars.
• Residents will emphasize aspects of occupational medicine during their practicum rotations including governmental regulations and law (OSHA) and environmental monitoring and safety evaluations (Con Edison), as well as accomplishing other goals during other practicum sites.
• Residents will continue with their clinical experience at the Center of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
• Residents will participate in didactic activities within the Department, including Journal Club and Case Presentations Residents are also expected to teach medical students in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics course and participate in the Family Medicine clerkships.

Master of Public Health

All two-year residents are enrolled in the Master of Public Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, directed by Dr. Emily Senay. The master's program in integrated into both years of the residency program.