Objective of the Program DAS Work+Health
The comprehensive, interdisciplinary program conveys common knowledge and perspectives as well as specialized, transfer-oriented approaches to work and health. The DAS Work+Health combines high scientific academic standards and best practice methods with practical implementation in work settings. It links occupational health issues to management practices and the larger organizational context. Interdisciplinary collaboration is fostered by a broad range of shared modules and a final, interdisciplinary group project.
Specializing in Occupational Medicine (OM)
Occupational Medicine (OM) is the science and art of detecting, managing and preventing work-related health problems. To be effective, the occupational physician is required to co-work with other specialists in the field of work and health, e.g. occupational hygienists, safety engineers, and health managers. Common to all occupational physicians is a strategic, pragmatic, and goal-oriented approach in their evaluations and interventions to keep employees healthy at work.
The OM specialization is one of the 3 current specializations of the DAS Work+Health. It gives you all the theoretical training to become an occupational physician and an interdisciplinary team player. To achieve the DAS Work+Health diploma in Occupational Medicine, you participate in all common modules (C1 to C8), all OM modules (OM1 to OM4) and the final interdisciplinary project work (C9). Successfully passing these total 13 modules is mandatory. There is the opportunity to take up to 2 additional specialization modules of the other two specializations meaning Occupational Hygiene (OH) and/or Organizational Health Development (OHD) for free.
Admission criteria
A university degree in medicine and at least two years of professional experience. Applicants with other backgrounds may take some OM modules according to their prior knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Once you have successfully passed the DAS Work+Health in Occupational Medicine, you have all the theoretical knowledge and a sound basis of practical skills in Occupational Medicine in Switzerland.
For achieving the FMH title in occupational medicine, the Swiss Association of Occupational Medicine (SGARM/SSMT) defines the mandatory modules, which can be found on their website.
Assessment regulations
Each module typically comprises preparatory homework (pre-assignment), a campus phase and the practical application of both phases in a final assessment (exam).
Dates and location
The DAS Work+Health begins 29 February 2016 and ends in February 2018 (4 semesters). The modules take 2 to 10 days and are held from Monday to Friday. Please note that dates may change. The actual dates can be found on our homepage: www.mas-workandhealth.uzh.ch
Campus lectures will be held at the Center for Continuing Education in Zurich-Oerlikon (www.zwb.uzh.ch) and at the Institute for Work and Health in Epalinges-Lausanne. In addition, site visits and accompanying projects may take place at different sites in Switzerland.
Application
Please download your DAS Work+Health program or single module application form at: www.mas-workandhealth.uzh.ch
Application Period
DAS Work+Health program: until January 10th 2016
Single modules: 8 weeks prior to each module (find details on our website)
Costs
DAS Work+Health program fee: CHF 22 000.–
Single module fee: CHF 680.-/day; see brochure or module portraits for details (www.mas-workandhealth.uzh.ch)
Administration
Sven Hoffmann, Program Manager, University of Zurich, sven.hoffmann@uzh.ch
Selina Naeff, Administration, University of Zurich, selina.naeff@uzh.ch
Laurie Kujawa, Administration, University of Lausanne, laurie.kujawa@chuv.ch
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