Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Residency

Mission Statement

Since our first year in 1997-1998, we have been dedicated to raising practicum residency training in Occupational Medicine to a new level, through educational innovation and teaching excellence.We train physicians who have already developed their general clinical proficiency, to attain the competencies and skills that will ensure success in contemporary Occupational and Environmental Medicine practice.We emphasize training to a high level in skills that add value to practice, as well as in leadership and management. Our Occupational Medicine Residency program is two years in length and accredited by the ACGME. It is supported by training grants from NIOSH and HRSA, and has a superior record measured by a variety of outcomes.We relentlessly pursue a policy of continuous improvement.

The residency has two tracks:An External Track and an Internal Track. The External Track is for physicians employed full-time in occupational medicine. Applicants for both tracks should have completed academic year requirements (MPH or equivalent Masters Degree) or have substantially completed such so that it the degree will be completed prior to the end of the 2-year program. The five core courses required by the ACGME; Health Services Management and Administration, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental & Occupational Health, Behavioral Science must be completed prior to matriculation. Appointment for both tracks requires prior completion or substantial completion of a clinical training program (such as Internal, Family or Emergency Medicine or other), and an MPH or equivalent Masters Degree.External Track residents must be employed at a location that offers suitable training opportunities, resources and supervision grant and be approved by the Program Director.Internal track residents will be employed at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center/Philadelphia Veteran’s Administration Medical Center.

Program Graduates have successful careers in Clinical Practice, Corporate Occupational Medicine, Academic Medical Centers and Government.

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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PENN Residency Graduates Recognized as ACOEM Class of 2011 Fellows

Congratulations to the following University of Pennsylvania Residency Program graduates who are now Fellows of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine:

Konstantin V. Berestnev, Paul M. Johnson, Allison L. Jones, Paula T. Lenny, David G. Lukcso,

Scott P. Morris, Amanda R. Phillips-Savoy, Terrence Rempel, MyLinn Sawyer, John P. Seymour,

Ramon Terrazas, and Theodore F. Them

PENN Occupational Medicine Resident Receives ACOEM Award

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Garson Caruso of the UPenn Occupational Medicine Residency Training Class of 2004-2005 will be presented with the ACOEM 2010 Health Achievement in Occupational Medicine Award on Sunday May 2, 2010. This award is in recognition of Dr. Caruso's work as Co-Director of the ACOEM Depression in the Workplace Project, a joint venture of the ACOEM Occupational Mental Health Committee and the ACOEM Health and Productivity Section. This project resulted in a special 15-paper supplement publication in the April 2008 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Penn Occupational Medicine Residency at the AOHC Conference

Drs. Emmett & McKenzie presented a paper and poster exhibit at the National Occupational Research Agenda Tenth Year Anniversary in Washington D.C. on April 18-19, 2006 entitled "Academic-Community Partnership Practicum Year Training Program for Occupational Medicine Residents". This was the only accepted paper on the professional training sponsored by NIOSH. The paper highlighted a number of educational innovations developed for the residency.

PENN Occupational Medicine Resident Receives Research Award

Dr. Jerry Strohkorb has been selected for one of five Resident Research Awards and to present his paper "Cardiac Risk Reduction of Firefighters through a Formal Wellness Policy" at the American Occupational Health Conference to be held May 7-10, 2006 in Los Angeles California.

Dr. Strohkorb performed this study in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Population Occupational Medicine Rotation.

PENN Resident to Make Research Presentation Poster

Dr. Scott Morris from our 2004-2005 Practicum Year Class will be presenting a poster of his research project "Commercial Motor Vehicles Crash Involvement Rate Before and After Revision of the US Hours of Service Regulations at the upcoming American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) 2006 in Los Angeles. Posters will be available for viewing by conference attendees from Sunday May 7th at 5:30pm through Monday May 8th at 7:00pm in the AOHC Exhibit Hall at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. Dr. Morris completed this study as part of the requirements for the Population Based Occupational Medicine Rotation for his residency training.

Resident Receives Research Grant

MyLinn Sawyer, MD, MPH a resident in the 2005-2006 Practicum Year Class has been awarded a pilot research grant from NIOSH through the John Hopkins Education and Research Center for her proposal "Does Mandatory Overtime Increase Occupational Injuries at an Automotive Assembly Plant. Dr. MyLinn Sawyer will be doing this project during her Population Based Occupational Medicine Rotation.

Resident Positions for 2013-2015

Information for available resident positions for the 2013-2015 academic year will be posted soon. For more information, please contact:

Dr. Judith McKenzie at Judith.McKenzie@uphs.upenn.edu (215) 662-4439 or
Dr. Edward Emmett at emmetted@mail.med.upenn.edu (215) 349-5708

Your interest in our residency is greatly appreciated.

Program Accreditation Update

We were notified on April 14, 2008 by the American Council for Graduate Medical Education that the Residency Review Committee awarded the Occupational Medicine Residency Program at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center the status of Continuing Accreditation effective March 27, 2008. The program will be site visited again by the ACGME in approximately March 2013.

Performance of Penn Occupational Medicine Residents on the American Board of Preventive Medicine Examinations (1998-2005)

As part of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Occupational Medicine Residency Quality Assurance Program, we recently examined the results achieved on the American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine (ABPM-OM) Examination. Results of residents from the Penn program were compared with those obtained by Occupational Physicians Scholarship Fund (OPSF) scholars.

OPSF scholars were chosen for comparison because they are a specially selected nationwide group who are considered to represent the very best group of applicants to Occupational Medicine Residency Programs.

Both groups performed much better than the average of residency-trained physicians taking the ABPM-OM examination.

The performance of Penn Residents and OPSF Residents over the period for which scores were available for analysis (1998 through 2004 examinations) was reasonably similar. On the average OPSF scholars performed marginally better in the Preventive Medicine Core portion of the examination, Penn residents performed better in the Occupational Medicine portion of the examination by a similar margin. When both scores were combined Penn residents scored better than OPSF scholars for 4 of the seven years, OPSF scholars for 3 years. These results were interpreted as attesting to the quality of the Penn program. Further analysis by subject area did not reveal any areas of serious deficiency.

Former Residents

Dr. Ramon J. Terrazas, a graduate from the 2006-2007 residency year has accepted a position as Fire Surgeon for the San Francisco Fire Department and voted in as a Director for the San Francisco Fire Fighters Cancer Prevention Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Terrazas was also elected to the WOEMA Board of Directors.

Dr. Nancy Rodway, a graduate from the 2005-2006 residency year, have accepted a position as Clinical Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University College of Medicine in Occupational Medicine. Dr. Rodway will be integral in the planning and development of a Center for Occupational Excellence for Occupational Clinical Medicine, Research and Education.

Dr. Brian Bennett, a graduate from the 2005-2006 residency year, has accepted a position as Corporate Medical Director with the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation located in Stratford, Connecticut.

Dr. Madelynn Azar-Cavanagh, a graduate from the 2000-2001 residency year was listed in the San Diego Magazines among the Top Doctors in San Diego and recently in the Guide to America's Top Physicians.

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Internal Track

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External Track

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Program Description

Residency Session Dates 2012– 2013:

July19-21, 2012: Introductory Session

August 2-4, 2012: Workplace: Hazard Recognition, Evaluation & Control

September 20-22, 2012: Workplace: Hazard Recognition, Evaluation & Control

October 18-20, 2012: Organizational Management

November 15-17, 2012: Organizational Management

December 13-15, 2012: Environmental Health & Risk Management

January 17-19, 2013: Environmental Health & Risk Management

February 14-16, 2013: Population Based Occupational Medicine

March 21-23, 2013: Population Based Occupational Medicine

April 18-20, 2013: Worker: Disability & Work Fitness

May 16-18, 2013: Worker: Disability & Work Fitness

June 20-22, 2013: Closing Session

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CORE FACULTY LIST

Residency Director

Judith McKenzie, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Occupational Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Department of Occupational Medicine
One Convention Avenue, 4 Penn Tower
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Judith.McKenzie@uphs.upenn.edu
215-662-4439
215-662-4430 Fax

Associate Director

Edward A. Emmett, M.D., M.S.
Professor & Director of Academic Programs Occupational Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Department of Emergency Medicine, GR Ravdin
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
emmetted@mail.med.upenn.edu
215-349-5708
215-662-4430 Fax

Subject-area Rotation Supervisors

The Workplace, Hazard Identification, Evaluation & Control

Jeffrey Erinoff, D.O., M.P.H.
Medical Director
SouthEastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
jerinoff@septa.org

Environmental Health, Risk Assessment & Risk Communication

Philip G. Lewis, M.D., M.P.H.
Yardley, Pennsylvania
philglewis@aol.com

Organizational and Health Care Management

Edward A. Emmett, M.D., M.S.

Population Based Occupational Medicine

Lloyd Tepper, M.D., Sc.D
Retired Corporate Medical Director
Air Products Corporation

Frances S. Shofer, Ph.D
Professor and Research Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
shofer@mail.med.upenn.edu

Judith McKenzie, M.D., M.P.H

The Worker, Disability & Work Fitness

Robert Bonner, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director and Vice President, Claim Medical
The Hartford Group
690 Asylum Ave. T5-96
Hartford, CT 06115

Natalie Hartenbaum, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Medical Officer
OccuMedix
P.O. Box 197
Dresher, PA 19025

Faculty, Occupational Medicine Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Amy Behrman, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medical Director of Occ. Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Department of Occ. Medicine, GR Silverstein
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104