Director: Heidi Roeber Rice, MD, MPH
HealthPartners Occupational Medicine Residency
MS 31300A
HealthPartners St. Paul Clinic
205 S. Wabasha
St. Paul, MN  55107
Phone: 651-293-8269
Fax: 651.293.8195

E-mail: Heidi.K.RoeberRice@HealthPartners.com
Internet: http://ime.healthpartners.com/IME/Menu/0,1637,1925,00.html
                                                                                                 Total Number of Residents: 6

Tracks/Areas of Emphasis:
Clinical Occupational Medicine
General Occupational Medicine
Medical Toxicology

Post Graduate Prerequisites: Completion of an ACGME accredited clinical year (PGY1) required; completion of a primary care residency preferred

Academic Year: Tuition is supported for residents through NIOSH

Degree(s) Awarded: MPH

Combined Training with Other Specialties:
Not available

Program Description: The residency program prepares graduates to fill leadership positions as occupational physicians in government, academia, corporations, or clinical practice. The residency is traditionally a two-year program with academic coursework at the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota leading to an MPH degree. The practicum experience combines longitudinal clinical experiences in primary care and consultation with required rotations in industry and government. In addition, residents are required to complete a research project during the two years of training. Alternative and flexible schedules may be arranged to accommodate special circumstances. All residents receive salary, full tuition, and insurance (health, dental, and malpractice).

We offer a particularly strong community corporate experience, which includes rotations with organizations such as General Mills and 3M Corporation. Special strength areas also include environmental and clinical toxicology, (two faculty members board certified in medical toxicology); occupational health services research through collaboration with the post-graduate Occupational Health Services Research Program, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; and issues related to the care of specific occupational populations, including New Americans, and Special Duty populations (e.g. firefighters, law enforcement, etc.). Additional training and research opportunities in these areas are available, as well as those with the other sections of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (e.g. Toxicology, Epidemiology, Injury Prevention, etc.).

Admission requirements include graduation from an approved medical school and one-year of an acceptable internship. Preference is given to applicants who have completed clinical residency or have comparable work experience. Applicants must be eligible for licensure in the state of MN, including completion of USMLE steps 1-3 within a 7 year period and each step must be passed within 3 attempts.

The program is fully accredited by ACGME and is funded, in part, by NIOSH.