The University of Michigan Education and Research Center

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Research & Related Other Project Information Overall Overall. 7 Project Summary/Abstract Since inception in 1982, the University of Michigan ERC, the Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, has provided comprehensive graduate-level educational programs to aspiring practitioners and researchers in Industrial Hygiene (IH), Occupational Health Nursing (OHN), Occupational Safety Engineering (OSE), and Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology (OEE). Our academic programs are complemented with our highly effective Pilot Project Research Training (PPRT), Outreach, Continuing Education (CE), and Targeted Research Training Programs (TRT). Our academic and research programs provide interdisciplinary academic training to ensure that graduates are qualified to pursue careers and assume leadership roles in the practice of occupational health and safety (OHS), and to help ensure an adequate supply of well-trained professionals to help meet the nation's needs. Our success as a center of excellence is predicated on (1) an outstanding, dedicated and stable faculty; (2) interdisciplinary curricula that prepare our graduates for modern practice; (3) vibrant extramurally funded research programs and stellar research productivity in NORA-related areas that train next-generation research leaders; (4) multifaceted and innovative Outreach and CE programs that meet the needs of professionals in our region and beyond; (5) strong institutional support; and (6) active and engaged alumni, many of whom are leaders in their fields. Highlights of the past 4-year period (2018- 2022) include: new faculty hires and promotions in all programs; numerous scholarly publications by faculty and students; new courses and the development of new specializations; and increased regional collaborations. During this period, 180 NIOSH supported graduate students were enrolled (134 Master’s and 46 doctoral), and 71 Master's and 23 doctoral degrees were awarded. Our CE program in the past 4-year period conducted 140 CE programs, attended by 16,773 people, resulting in nearly 104,591 contact hours of training across many OHS areas. Goals for the next 5 years include: (1) continuing to enhance our curricula to meet evolving training needs; (2) increasing awareness of OHS and enrollment in our programs; (3) initiating new program specialties to expand our impact; (4) continuing to offer high quality CE courses; (5) maintaining research programs at the cutting edge of the occupational health sciences and using research-to-practice mechanisms and partnerships to move research results into the workplace; and (6) increasing alumni engagement.