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Preventive Medicine Physicians

SOC 29-1069.09

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.

Zone 5 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Reading Comprehension

4.4

Critical Thinking

4.2

Active Listening

4.1

Active Learning

4.1

Writing

4.0

Speaking

4.0

Social Perceptiveness

4.0

Complex Problem Solving

4.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Medicine and Dentistry

5.0

English Language

4.4

Biology

4.4

Psychology

4.2

Law and Government

3.9

Administration and Management

3.8

Mathematics

3.5

Education and Training

3.5

Key Tasks

1Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.

2Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.

3Direct public health education programs dealing with topics such as preventable diseases, injuries, nutrition, food service sanitation, water supply safety, sewage and waste disposal, insect control, and immunizations.

4Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.

5Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.

Also Known As

Aerospace Medicine Physician Environmental Health Physician Medical Director Occupational Health Physician Occupational Medicine Officer Occupational Medicine Physician Occupational Physician Preventive Medicine Officer Preventive Medicine Physician Preventive Medicine Specialist