How do they match: Preventive Medicine Physicians

  • Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.

  • Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
  • Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.
  • Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.

  • Develop health assessment methods or programs.