Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs)
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Occupational Medicine Rotation
The HHE Program offers occupational medicine residents an opportunity to engage in public health practice. Through on-site investigations, medical evaluations, exposure assessments, and office consultations, the HHE Program gives you the opportunity to evaluate workplace health hazards, talk with employees and employers, and gain new knowledge first hand! Rotations are scheduled for a one month period.
We are currently booked until mid-2019 and will not be accepting applicants until further notice.
What are the goals of this rotation?
- To involve you in the various phases of worksite evaluations
- To broaden your scope of expertise in occupational safety and health
- To provide you experience in the role of NIOSH occupational safety and health professionals
The Resident Rotator curriculum meets the core competencies in preventive and occupational medicine of the American Council of Graduate Medical Education. To address these core competencies, we have developed brief training modules dealing with topics such as occupational lung diseases, skin disorders, and noise-induced hearing loss. Using examples from actual workplace evaluations, the modules focus on how the HHE Program approaches, assesses, and evaluates these important issues.
Every effort will be made for you to accompany an HHE team on a worksite evaluation during the rotation. You will function as a member of the medical team and may be involved in study design, survey and questionnaire design, confidential medical interviews of employees, medical record reviews, data analysis, and report writing. You will also research various occupational health topics to respond to public inquiries.
In addition to the other activities, you will choose a specific topic related to an ongoing HHE or other NIOSH project. You will review and summarize the relevant scientific literature and present your findings to our staff at the end of the rotation. If you participated in a field investigation, you will include a brief summary of your experience and summarize the available qualitative or quantitative findings.
How can you find out more?
To learn more about our Occupational Medicine Rotation or secure your spot in our rotation schedule email us at OccMedRotationsHETAB@cdc.gov or contact one of our Rotation Advisors:
Loren Tapp, M.D., M.S.
Medical Officer
LTapp@cdc.gov, 513-841-4404
Bruce Bernard, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief Medical Officer
BBernard@cdc.gov, 513-841-4589
Judi Eisenberg, M.D., M.S.
Medical Officer
JEisenberg@cdc.gov, 513-841-4468
- Page last reviewed: June 11, 2014
- Page last updated: August 30, 2017
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation, and Field Studies