Board Review in Preventive Medicine and Public Health - Softcover

Schwaid, Gregory M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443186596 ISBN 13: 9780443186592

Publisher: Academic Press, 2023

Synopsis

Board Review in Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Second Edition provides an ideal resource for physicians preparing to take the board exams in both preventive medicine and occupational medicine or for those preparing to take the examination to become certified in Public Health. In this new edition, topics have been added to fill any potential gaps in important key concepts. Topics include clinical preventive medicine, health administration, epidemiology, biostatistics, occupational medicine, correctional medicine, aerospace medicine, and much more. This second edition uses the board exam outline supplied by the American Board of Preventive Medicine to help test-takers understand exam topics and components.

The primary audience for the book is physicians preparing to take board exams in preventive medicine or occupational medicine. This includes resident physicians taking the exam for the first time, as well as those that are preparing to take the recertifying exam. Similar to physicians, this book can be used by nurse practitioners preparing for their occupational medicine certification exams.

• Presents questions and answers, along with explanatory response for those preparing for board exams
• Includes tables, charts, graphs and calculations
• Written by a physician who has passed board exams in both preventive medicine and occupational medicine

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Schwaid DO, MPH, FAOCOPM is board certified in general preventive medicine by both the American Board of Preventive Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine. After completing a bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences, he earned a master's degree in public health and obtained a doctorate in osteopathic medicine. Following medical school, he completed a one year hospital-based internship and two years of preventive medicine residency training. Dr. Schwaid currently practices clinical medicine full-time. On a part-time basis, he teaches public health, clinical exam, and osteopathic manipulation at a medical school. He is the Chair of Public Health and a Vice President of the American College of Occupational and Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM) . He also serves as faculty at a preventive medicine residency program.

From the Back Cover

Board Review in Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Second Edition is a resource for physicians preparing to take the board exams in both preventive medicine and occupational medicine. This book is also a resource for those preparing to take the examination to become certified in Public Health.

The second edition of the book will mimic the table of contents of the first edition, which utilized the board exam outline supplied by the American Board of Preventive Medicine to help test-takers understand what content will be on the exam. Additional topics have been added to fill any potential gaps in what was believed to be important key concepts. Topics include clinical preventive medicine, health administration, epidemiology, biostatistics, occupational medicine, correctional medicine, aerospace medicine, and much more.

The primary audience are physicians preparing to take board exams in preventive medicine or occupational medicine. This includes resident physicians taking the exam for the first time, as well as those that are preparing to take the recertifying exam. Similar to physicians, this book can be used by nurse practitioners preparing for their occupational medicine certification exams.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443186596
• ISBN 13: 9780443186592
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 542