Preventive Medicine Physician

On the job, you would:

• Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
• Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.
• Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.
• Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.
• Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.
• Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.