Furthermore, residents can implement, and evaluate programs for employee health protection, including medical surveillance programs, health promotion programs and programs to reduce work related injuries and workers' compensation losses. The OEM program is supported by six full time faculty , all of whom are board certified in occupational medicine, plus a number of adjunct faculty and experienced preceptors. With the rare exception, the MS satisfies equivalencies to a Master of Public Health degree. In addition, the practicum has didactic conferences, journal club and a research component. For the latter, the resident can draw from the abundant resources of the Wayne State University Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the Department of Family Medicine, and the nationally renowned Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute .
Preceptors provide verbal feedback and formal written evaluations on a quarterly basis.
The outcomes of the meeting are discussed with the program director. When appropriate, interim evaluations are performed. Summative evaluation measures are also conducted, using the formative evaluations from the preceptors, research mentors, the competency review form, site visit summary forms and the resident's grades in the master's program. It is anticipated that the resident will develop skill levels ranging from average to excellent in most areas. The exact nature of the development of skills of a given resident will vary depending upon the individual interests, talents and career goals of the resident.