OEM Mission

2. OEM Mission Occupational and environmental medicine is the medical specialty devoted to prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness, and disability; and promotion of health and productivity of workers, their families, and communities.

3. The Team Approach OM physician works with management and other occupational health professionals

4. The Occupational Health Teamand the Physician’s Place As an industrial member As a Medical member

5. As a clinician As an Assistant to employers Roles and Responsibilities of the OM Physician

6. 1916 – AAIP&S American Association of Industrial Physicians & Surgeons formed. 1951 – IMA AAIP&S changes name its name to the Industrial Medical Association.

7. 1974 – AOMA IMA becomes the American Occupational Medical Association. 1988 – ACOM AOMA and the American Academy of Occupational Medicine merge to form the American College of Occupational Medicine.

8. 1992 – ACOEM ACOM becomes the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

9. ACOEM Mission • ACOEM provides leadership to promote optimal health and safety of workers, workplaces, and environments

10. ACOEM Vision • To be the pre-eminent organization of physicians who champion the health and safety of workers, workplaces, and environments.

11. ACOEM Business Goals • provide an emphasis on physician • education; • enhance the specialty of OEM; and • strengthen ACOEM.

12. Challenges Faced By ACOEM • Recognition; • Volunteerism; and • Changing demographics.

13. Demographics – 1992

14. Demographics -- 2001