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Residency Programs

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency

 

Onsite | Full-Time | 2 years

About the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program

The Bloomberg School's Occupational and Environmental Medicine Training Program is a two-year program for physicians designed to prepare physicians for leadership roles in the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine. By completing an MPH degree and practicum rotations, trainees learn how to prevent and manage injury, illness, and disability, while promoting the health and productivity of workers, their families, and communities.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program Highlights

#1

MPH program

2

 residents per cohort

160+

 alumni

20+

 rotation sites

What Can You Do With the Occupational And Environmental Medicine Specialty?

Visit the Graduate Employment Outcomes Dashboard to learn about Bloomberg School graduates' employment status, sector, and salaries.

Sample Careers

  • Occupational Medicine Clinic Director
  • Public Health/Medical Officer, Federal Government Agency
  • Local Health Commissioner
  • Research Faculty, School of Medicine or School of Public Health
  • Bureau Chief or Director, State Department of Health
  • Corporate Medical Director
  • Plant-based Physician
  • Medical Director, Health Insurance Agency

Curriculum for the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program

Browse an overview of this residency program's requirements in the JHU Academic Catalogue, explore all course offerings in the Bloomberg School Course Directory.

Current students can view program policies on the New Innovations site.

Admissions Requirements

For general admissions requirements, please visit the How to Apply page. This specific program also requires:

Prior Graduate Degree

Doctor of Medicine (MD); Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO); or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Prior Work Experience

1 year of clinical training (PGY1)

Standardized Test Scores

Standardized test scores are required for this program. This program accepts the following standardized test scores: USMLE Steps 1 & 2, Step 3 Preferred or COMLEX. Applications will be reviewed holistically based on all application components.

Profiles

Aisha Rivera Margarin

Program Director, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency
Faculty Associate, Environmental Health and Engineering
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAssociate

Originally from Puerto Rico, Dr. Rivera is bilingual and board certified in occupational and general preventive medicine. As Program Director, she is responsible for organizing training and educational experiences, evaluating and mentoring residents and maintaining the residency's ACGME accreditation through a number of reporting and administrative tasks.

Brian Schwartz, MD

Deputy Program Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering

Dr. Brian Schwartz is a professor, physician, and environmental epidemiologist investigating a broad range of environmental exposures and diseases, from specific toxicants like lead and other metals, to newer concerns such as the environmental health consequences of climate change, food production, and unconventional natural gas development.

Louis Fazen, PhD, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dr. Louis Fazen is a public health researcher and physician board certified in both Internal Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 

Michael Sauri, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Occupational Health Consultants
Faculty Associate, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Dr. Michael Sauri is the Medical Director of Occupational Health Consultants which services over 130 biomedical research laboratories in the Washington metropolitan area. He serves as a Tropical Medicine consultant in his Travel Advisory and Immunization Clinic.

Tuition and Funding

All residents receive stipend support, full tuition, individual health, dental, life, and disability insurance coverage.

Contact Us

Questions about the program? We're happy to help.

Program Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program
Aisha Rivera Margarin, MD, MS
ariver28@jhu.edu

Residency Program Manager
Dottie Becraft
410-955-3362
dbecraft@jhu.edu

Residency Program Coordinator
April Lovelilst
410-955-3630
aloveli1@jhmi.edu

 

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