Industrial Hygiene Training

描述（由申请人提供）：职业和环境卫生（OEH）在俄克拉荷马州健康科学中心（OUHSC）公共卫生学院的大学部门提供研究生教育，导致科学（MS）在工业卫生和环境卫生科学（IH/EHS）硕士学位。IH/EHS计划的目标是培养专业从业人员将科学知识应用于预测，识别，评估和控制影响人类健康的环境危害或压力。IH/EHS学位受到雇主和学生的青睐，因为毕业生准备指导环境合规计划以及职业健康和安全计划。该IH/EHS计划在OUHSC是只有四个ABET认证的硕士级工业卫生计划在美国中南部之一。自2000年以来，该计划已获得ABET应用科学认证委员会（ASAC）的认证。该课程包括48个学期的课程，包括硕士论文研究和实地实践经验，可以在21-24个月的全日制学习中完成。一些课程以创新的压缩格式教授，以更好地满足工作专业人士的学生的需求。OEH部门由7名全职教师组成，他们具有不同的研究兴趣和丰富的专业实践经验。该部门配备了实验室和实地取样仪器，以支持培训方案。建议继续提供NIOSH培训项目补助金（TPG）的具体目标是：（1）吸引高素质和积极性高的学生，包括与服务不足人群相关的文化或语言流利的个人，进入工业卫生专业;（2）招募有兴趣进入工业卫生领域的各种技术背景的学生。TPG的资金将用于支持每年四个培训名额，由全职硕士级学员填补。学员可在TPG上获得长达24个月的支持。预计在5年项目期间将支助10名新学员和2名继续受训的学员。该计划传统上吸引了来自该地区许多本科课程的准备充分的申请人。俄克拉荷马州的学院有相对较高的美国印第安人入学率，反映了该州独特的种族混合，提供了一个优秀的合格的潜在学员池，来自代表性不足的少数民族。招聘还将针对在卫生专业，工程，化学和环境科学方面有工作经验的个人，他们希望过渡到工业卫生实践。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) College of Public Health provides graduate education leading to the Master of Science (MS) degree in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences (IH/EHS). The goal of the IH/EHS program 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 IH/EHS degree has been prized by employers and students because graduates are prepared to direct environmental compliance programs, as well as occupational health and safety programs. The IH/EHS program at OUHSC is one of only four ABET-accredited masters level industrial hygiene programs in the south central United States. The program has been accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC) of ABET since 2000. The curriculum consists of 48 semester hours of coursework, including masters thesis research and a field practice experience, and it can be completed in 21-24 months of full-time study. Some courses are taught in innovative compressed format to better serve the needs of students who are working professionals. The OEH Department consists of 7 full-time faculty with diverse research interests and rich experience in professional practice. The Department is well-equipped with laboratory and field sampling instruments in support of the training program. The Specific Aims of the proposed continuation of the NIOSH training project grant (TPG) are: (1) to attract highly qualified and motivated students, including individuals with cultural or linguistic fluency relatedto underserved populations, into the industrial hygiene profession and (2) to recruit students with diverse technical backgrounds who are interested in entering the industrial hygiene field. TPG funds will be used to support four traineeship slots per year, to be filled by full-time masters-level trainees. Trainees may be supported on the TPG for up to 24 months. It is anticipated that 10 new and 2 continuing trainees will be supported during the 5-year project period. The program has traditionally drawn well-prepared applicants from a number of undergraduate programs in the region. Oklahoma colleges have relatively high American Indian enrollments reflecting the state's unique ethnic mix, presenting an excellent pool of well-qualified prospectiv trainees from under-represented minorities. Recruitment 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.