About the Program
The UCSF Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) residency training program, established in 1977, addresses the vital regional need for well-trained physician specialists in occupational medicine. The program is a component of the California state-funded Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH), founded by the California legislature in response to an epidemic of toxicant-caused sterility in California workers involved in manufacturing the pesticide dibromochloropropane (DBCP). The COEH is the multi UC-campus entity within which the NIOSH-supported ERC is based. Since its founding, the UCSF OEM program has graduated over 100 physicians who work within and provide service in a variety of roles regionally and nationally.