This presentation will discuss the complementary pathway toward achieving board certification in Occupational and Environmental. We will have presentations from members of both the American Board of Preventive Medicine as well as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) about the complementary pathway. We will also have the perspective of a program director who actively takes complementary pathway residents. Relevant audience includes anyone considering obtaining board certification via this route and program directors who are interested in promoting this route.
Discuss how to apply for the complementary pathway
Describe how to structure a residency to be able to accommodate a complementary pathway residency.
Recognize the difference between the Complementary Pathway and the ACGME Residency understand the role of other learners
Jeff Levin MD, MSPH, DrPH, FACOEM, FACP Vice Chair for Occupational and Environmental Medicine – ABPM
*Nothing to disclose
Judith McKenzie MD, MPH, FACOEM
Past Chair: ACGME Review Committee Member
Professor, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
William "Brett" Perkison MD, MPH, FACOEM Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program Director for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Residency Program