| Document ID (ISN) | 78568 |
| CIS number |
02-745 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1059-924X - Journal of Agromedicine |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wheat J.R., Donham K.J., Simpson W.M. |
| Title |
Medical education for agricultural health and safety |
| Bibliographic information |
2001, Vol.8, No.1, p.77-92. Illus. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
Family physicians who respond to agricultural hazards can maintain their rural practices while establishing the credibility necessary for acceptance as partners in programmes for agricultural community health. Family physicians with expertise in rural community health and occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) can be the front line of agricultural medicine. They need to be trained in rural medicine, rural public health, family medicine and OEM (including agricultural medicine). Few educational institutions are prepared currently to merge and coordinate these programmes into a coherent rural and agricultural medicine programme. It is recommended that a medical school in each distinctive agricultural region construct a model for developing physicians specialized in agricultural medicine and seek partners and resources to implement the model. Examples include the Iowa, South Carolina and Alabama models. A vocal rural and agricultural constituency may be required for success. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
refresher training; health services; university training; occupational medicine; agriculture |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; cooperation; financing of programmes; educational institutions |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Agriculture
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