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Professionals involved in the public health aspect of this practice may be involved in Entomology , Pest Control , and public health inspections. Public health inspections can include recreational Water s, Pool s, Beach es, Food preparation and serving, and Industrial Hygiene inspections and surveys. In common use, "preventative" is often used in place of the preferred "preventive". AS A MEDICAL SPECIALTY In the United States , preventive medicine is a Medical Specialty , one of the 24 recognized by the American Board Of Medical Specialties (ABMS). It encompasses three areas of specialization:
In order to become board-certified in one of the preventive medicine areas of specialization, a licensed U.S. physician ( M.D. or D.O. ) must successfully complete a preventive medicine Medical Residency program following a one year Internship . Following that, the physician must complete a year of practice in that special area and pass the preventive medicine board examination. The residency program is at least two years in length, and includes completion of a post-graduate Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) or equivalent. The board exam takes an entire day: The morning session concentrates on general preventive medicine questions. The afternoon session concentrates on the one of the three areas of specialization that the applicant has studied. In addition, there are two subspecialty areas of certification:
These certifications require sitting for an examination following successful completion of an MT or UHB fellowship and prior board certification in one of the 24 ABMS-recognized specialties ROSE'S THEOREM Rose's Theorem states that "a large number of people at small risk may give rise to more cases of disease than a small number who are at high risk."Rose, G.: ''The Strategy of Preventive Medicine.'' Oxford, England , Oxford University Press ; 1992 . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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