Academic Programs

The Center provides the following education and training programs:

Program	Degree Options/ Curriculum	Program Director(s)
Industrial Hygiene is concerned with the recognition, evaluation and control of potential workplace hazards, including chemical, physical and biological agents; and the potential health threats to the community and the environment.	MS \| MPH \| PhD	Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing provides intensive training for nurses interested in occupational health management.	MS \| MPH \| PhD	Patricia McGovern, PhD Nancy Nachreiner, PhD
Occupational and Environmental Medicine (For Physicians) is the academic component of an occupational medicine residency program.	MPH	Jeff Mandel, MD, MPH
Occupational Health Services Research and Policy is a joint offering by the Divisions of Environmental Health Sciences and Health Policy and Management. EnHS students complete supporting coursework in health services research, policy and administration.	PhD	Patricia McGovern, PhD Bryan Dowd, PhD
Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training incorporates advanced training through curriculum and trainee research opportunities that involve multidisciplinary collaborations with experts in occupational injury epidemiology, engineering and human factors/ergonomics, safety, medicine, and the social sciences including occupational psychology.	PhD	Susan Gerberich, PhD Bruce Alexander, PhD
Hazardous Substances Academic Training is a sub-specialty within the IH track that trains master's level professionals with an emphasis in hazardous wastes and hazardous materials health and safety management.	MS \| MPH	Peter Raynor, PhD

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