Occupational Health and Safety Training Grant

职业健康与安全培训补助金

• 批准号: 6930926
• 负责人: MICHAEL J ELLENBECKER
• 金额: $ 22万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-07-01 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6930926
• 关键词: Occupational; Health; Safety; Training; Grant

DESCRIPTION (Provided by Committee): This application is for five years of support for the Industrial Hygiene program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell; proposed dates for support are 7/1/05 through 6/30/10. Support is sought for the masters program and for the PhD program. The IH program at University Massachusetts at Lowell (UMass Lowell) is in the Department of Work Environment, which recently moved from the College of Engineering to the new School of Health and Environment. Graduate programs in IH at UMass Lowell have been in place for many years. The program is integrated with three other graduate programs in the same School, which together comprise the components of the UMass Lowell program. These other components are occupational ergonomics/safety, occupational epidemiology, and work environment policy. The ERC is directed by Dr. Michael Ellenbecker, who is also the head of the IH program. The program is certified by ABET. Masters students in the IH program take a core of five academic courses that is common to all four ERC programs. In addition to their academic content, these core courses provide the opportunity for interdisciplinary contact among the students in each ERC specialty area. In addition to their core courses, IH students take seven additional courses that cover essentials of the IH field and are described as "The Industrial Hygiene Nucleus". Three more courses of electives complete the masters program. In all, the core and nucleus courses provide effective coverage of the IH field in the general context of public health and the work environment, yet leave open time for electives in which students can pursue topics of individual interest. Masters students who want to develop their careers in the direction of research can take a six-credit thesis option or a three-credit research project option, whereas those who plan to go into industry can take a capstone course as an alternative. By choosing electives carefully, IH students can obtain a joint degree in IH and Ergonomics. The doctoral program involves 24 to 30 hours of graduate credits beyond the masters degree. Doctoral students take a written and an oral qualifying exam, are supervised by an advisor and a committee, and present their findings at a formal thesis defense. Procedures for completion of this degree are well established. In 2003-2004, enrollment in the masters degree IH program was 13 full-time and six part-time students; enrollment in the PhD IH program was eight full-time and seven part-time students. The program graduated six masters' students and one PhD student that year. Enrollment was expected to be similar in academic year 2004-2005. According to data presented in the application, the number of IH graduates produced in the New England region served by UMass Lowell is substantially less than the number of IH professionals needed in the region. Program graduates find jobs in the region without difficulty. The IH faculty members at UMass Lowell include Dr. Michael Ellenbecker, Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso, Dr. Margaret Quinn, and Dr. Susan Woskie. All are full professors and all are CIHs. The faculty are all active in research, with funded projects and good publication records.

描述(由委员会提供)：此申请是对马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校工业卫生计划的五年支持；建议的支持日期为7/1/05至6/30/10。寻求对硕士计划和博士计划的支持。马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校(UMassLowell)的IH课程设在工作环境系，该系最近从工程学院迁至新的健康与环境学院。 马萨诸塞州大学洛厄尔分校的IH研究生课程已经存在多年。该项目与同一所学校的其他三个研究生项目整合在一起，共同构成了马萨诸塞州大学洛厄尔分校项目的组成部分。这些其他组成部分是职业人体工程学/安全、职业流行病学和工作环境政策。ERC由Michael Ellenbecker博士领导，他也是IH项目的负责人。该计划得到了教唆的认证。 IH项目的硕士学生选修了所有四个ERC项目共同的五门核心学术课程。除了学术内容之外，这些核心课程还为每个ERC专业领域的学生提供了跨学科接触的机会。除了他们的核心课程外，IH学生还会选修七门额外的课程，这些课程涵盖了IH领域的基本知识，并被描述为“工业卫生核心”。还有三门选修课完成了硕士课程。总而言之，核心课程和核心课程在公共卫生和工作环境的一般背景下有效地涵盖了IH领域，但留出了选修课的时间，学生可以在这些选修课上追求个人感兴趣的主题。希望向研究方向发展的硕士学生可以选择6学分的论文选修课或3学分的研究项目选修课，而那些计划进入工业界的学生可以选择顶峰课程作为替代。通过仔细选择选修课，IH学生可以获得IH和人体工程学的联合学位。 除了硕士学位，博士课程还包括24到30个小时的研究生学分。博士生参加笔试和口试，在导师和委员会的监督下，在正式的论文答辩中展示他们的发现。完成这一学位的程序是既定的。 2003-2004年，攻读硕士学位IH项目的学生人数为13名全日制学生和6名兼职学生；攻读博士学位IH项目的学生人数为8名全日制学生和7名兼职学生。该项目当年毕业了6名硕士生和1名博士生。预计2004-2005学年的入学人数将与此类似。根据申请中提供的数据，马萨诸塞州大学洛厄尔分校在新英格兰地区培养的IH毕业生数量远远少于该地区所需的IH专业人员数量。该项目的毕业生在该地区顺利找到工作。 洛厄尔大学的IH教职员工包括Michael Ellenbecker博士、Rafael Moure-Eraso博士、Margaret Quinn博士和Susan Woskie博士。所有人都是全职教授，都是CIH。教职员工都积极参与研究，有资助的项目和良好的出版记录。