University of Cincinnati Medical Center-College of Medicine Occupational Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is the oldest Occupational & Environmental Medicine residency program in the United States, embedded within an academic department (Environmental & Public Health Sciences) that combines occupational epidemiology research with clinical service to injured and exposed workers. Training integrates a required MPH in Occupational Health with clinical rotations spanning UC Health employee health, TriHealth corporate/industry clinics, IME evaluations, and specialty exposures in pulmonology, addiction medicine, PM&R, and correctional/VA health, reflecting a population-health and prevention-oriented rather than purely clinical identity. Research is structurally embedded via a NIOSH Education and Research Center training grant, with active investigator work in occupational respiratory disease, chemical exposures, firefighter health, and pulmonary function methodology. The program produces graduates who move into academia, industry medical leadership, and government agency roles, indicating value placed on residents oriented toward population-level prevention, policy, and workplace health systems rather than high-acuity inpatient care.