Your profession: Medical specialist (m/f) - Occupational medicine
Professional activities
Medical specialists in occupational medicine are concerned with the correlations between work, occupation and health with a particular focus on prevention of accidents and prevention and diagnosis of illnesses caused by work and the environment.
Fields of work
Medical specialists in occupational medicine predominantly work at specialist medical practices, at company medical facilities and at health authorities. They may also be employed in medical research or teaching.
Regulation
This profession is in Germany.
The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).