Preventive Medicine Physicians
Assessing personnel health, recommending health improvements, and directing disease and injury prevention programs transfer directly to civilian preventive medicine work.
How to prepare: Request a review of your medical degree, specialty residency training, and licensure records with the target state's medical board and prospective employer's credentialing office to identify any gaps. Civilian physician practice requires state licensure, including required national examinations, with requirements varying by state.
What the civilian work involves
- Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
- Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.
- Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Excel
- SAS