Anyone who has completed a residency in internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine, or other residency training with a clinical focus on adult medicine, musculoskeletal disorders, or public health; those with full board certification in a clinical discipline; those with significant post-graduate clinical experience otherwise eligible (two years minimum of supervised clinical training); or those with an MPH and a minimum of two years of supervised clinical training.
Because OEM training requires clinical rotations and completion of public health coursework, a fellowship candidate should have significant experience in one part or the other. For those interested in formal training and board eligibility who have little experience with both, the residency pathway is likely a better choice. Candidates who are eligible for the fellowship are eligible for the residency.
The fellowship is ideally suited for candidates with significant clinical experience who want to pursue an MPH and hone skills specific to OEM or candidates with a public health/preventive medicine background who want supervised clinical training in occupational medicine.