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The
American College of Preventive Medicine
(ACPM) is the national professional
society for physicians committed to
disease prevention and health promotion.
ACPM's 2,000 members are engaged in
preventive medicine practice, teaching and
research. Many serve on ACPM committees
and task forces and represent preventive
medicine in national forums, contributing
to the organization's role as a major
national resource of expertise in disease
prevention and health promotion. ACPM was
established in 1954.
Specialists
in preventive medicine are uniquely
trained in both clinical medicine and
public health. They have the skills needed
to understand and reduce the risks of
disease, disability and death in
individuals and in population groups. You
can find preventive medicine trained
physicians working in primary care
settings and managed care organizations,
in public health and government agencies,
in workplaces and in academia.
To
visit the rest of the ACPM web site and
learn more about the College, please
return to the home page and select the
category you would like to learn more
about.
What do Preventive Medicine physicians do?
Physicians who are board certified in
Preventive Medicine hold a variety of
positions from chief medical officers of
private corporations, to directors of
state/local health departments, to policy
makers within governmental organizations,
to program developers for multi-national
NGOs, to many other positions (see the
“Careers in Preventive Medicine” slide
show). Career paths include managed care,
public health, occupational medicine,
aerospace medicine, clinical medicine,
informatics, policy development, academic
medicine, international medicine, and
research. These positions are located in
all levels of government, educational
institutions, organized medical care
programs in industry, as well as voluntary
health agencies and professional health
organizations.
Preventive
Medicine physicians operate in a variety
of settings, but common to these settings
is an approach to health that looks at
systemic and population-based
interventions to improve the health of
individuals.
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