Training for Industrial Hygiene Professionals and Researchers

项目摘要/摘要 俄克拉荷马大学职业与环境健康(OEH)系 科学中心(OUHSC)哈德逊公共卫生学院提供硕士研究生教育 工业卫生和环境健康科学(IH/EHS)理科硕士学位和 职业与环境健康哲学(博士)学位。 OUHSC的IH/EHS硕士学位是仅有的四个获得教资会认可的工业卫生学硕士学位之一 在美国中南部的项目。IH/EHS中的MS目标是准备专业人员 从业者应用科学知识来预测、识别、评估和控制 影响人类健康的环境危害或压力。MS课程，它既强调 量化技能和有效沟通，包括48个学期的课程作业，包括 硕士论文研究和实地实践经验，可在22-24个月的全职时间内完成 学习。牛津卫生研究院博士学位的目标是为毕业生传授和/或增加知识做准备 通过在学术界或研究领域的职业生涯促进职业健康。博士课程包括高级说教 环境科学、流行病学、生物统计学和相关研究方法方面的课程 职业健康，以及职业和环境领域的博士论文 健康。 建议更新NIOSH培训项目补助金(TPG)的具体目标是：(1)吸引 高素质和上进心的学生，包括文化或语言流利的个人，与 服务不足的人群，进入工业卫生专业；(2)招收具有不同技能的学生 有兴趣进入工业卫生领域的背景；以及(3)招聘和培训 在工业卫生研究方面有前途的研究型学生。TPG资金将用于支持六个 每年的实习生职位，由全日制硕士级别的实习生和最多2名全日制博士级别的学员填补 实习生。MS项目的实习生可以在TPG上获得长达24个月的支持。参加培训的学员 博士项目最长可支持5年。 俄克拉荷马州大学的印第安人入学率相对较高，这反映了该州独特的种族 混合，提供了一批来自代表性不足的少数族裔的合格的潜在受训人员。 MS项目的招聘对象也将是具有医疗专业工作经验的个人， 希望过渡到工业卫生领域的工程、化学和环境科学专业 练习一下。博士学位的招生对象将是具有理科或硕士学位的高素质人员 为工业卫生研究提供坚实基础的工程。

Project Summary/Abstract The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) Hudson College of Public Health provides graduate education leading to the Master of Science (MS) degree in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences (IH/EHS) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Occupational and Environmental Health. The MS in IH/EHS at OUHSC is one of only four ABET-accredited masters level industrial hygiene programs in the south central United States. The goal of the MS in IH/EHS is to prepare professional practitioners to apply scientific knowledge to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental hazards or stresses affecting human health. The MS curriculum, which emphasizes both quantitative skills and effective communication, consists of 48 semester hours of coursework, including masters thesis research and a field practice experience, and can be completed in 22-24 months of full-time study. The goal of the PhD degree in OEH is to prepare graduates to impart and/or add to knowledge in occupational health through careers in academia or research. The PhD curriculum includes advanced didactic coursework in environmental sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methods related to occupational health, and a doctoral dissertation within the broad field of occupational and environmental health. The specific aims of the proposed renewal of the NIOSH training project grant (TPG) are: (1) to attract highly qualified and motivated students, including individuals with cultural or linguistic fluency related to underserved populations, into the industrial hygiene profession; (2) to recruit students with diverse technical backgrounds who are interested in entering the industrial hygiene field; and (3) to recruit and train very promising research-oriented students in industrial hygiene research. TPG funds will be used to support six traineeship slots per year, to be filled by full-time masters-level trainees and up to 2 full-time doctoral-level trainees. Trainees in the MS program may be supported on the TPG for up to 24 months. Trainees in the PhD program may be supported for up to 5 years. Oklahoma colleges have relatively high American Indian enrollments reflecting the state's unique ethnic mix, presenting an excellent pool of well qualified prospective trainees from under-represented minorities. Recruitment for the MS program will also target individuals with work experience in the health professions, engineering, chemistry, and environmental science who wish to make the transition into industrial hygiene practice. Recruitment for the PhD will target highly qualified individuals with BS or MS degrees in science or engineering that provide a solid foundation for industrial hygiene research.