The
Occupational
Health
Training
Center
was
established
in
April
2021
as
a
facility
for
the
education
and
training
of
occupational
healthcare
specialists,
with
the
aim
of
enhancing
their
practical
knowledge
and
skills
and
improving
their
overall
professional
competence.
The
Center
is
composed
of
four
divisions
(General
Health
Management,
Health
Care
and
Promotion,
Work
Conditions
and
Ergonomics,
and
Work
Environment
Management)
and
the
Center
for
Clinical
Occupational
Medicine,
and
is
managed
by
the
Center
Director
and
dedicated
full-time
faculty
in
cooperation
with
the
School
of
Medicine,
the
School
of
Health
Sciences,
the
Institute
of
Industrial
Ecological
Sciences,
and
the
University
Hospital
of
UOEH.
The main activities of the Center include offering an occupational medicine practice course for all trainee physicians enrolled in the university's postgraduate occupational medicine program; providing education for medical and graduate students; conducting comprehensive practical training in occupational medicine for recent medical school graduates seeking to obtain occupational physician qualifications; and managing the occupational health clinical training program at the University Hospital of UOEH. In addition, the Center serves as the home institution for trainee physicians in the Occupational Health Physician Specialist Course I, offering specialized education for acquiring occupational physician skills. Furthermore, through various training programs, it consolidates the needs of industrial sites, provides information on occupational health practice, and conducts related research.
For those outside the university, the Center utilizes its extensive, long-accumulated expertise and experience in occupational medicine to offer a wide range of training programs as a contribution to society. Its main offerings include an Intensive Course of Occupational Health Fundamentals Workshop for those seeking to obtain occupational physician qualifications and an Occupational Health Practice Workshop for occupational health professionals nationwide. In addition, the Center serves as the operational headquarters for the COA-style Mental Health Service Organization Functional Accreditation (MH Accreditation) project led by UOEH.
◆Intensive Course of Occupational Health Fundamentals Workshop and Occupational Health Practice Workshop
Since
1997,
the
Intensive
Course
of
Occupational
Health
Fundamentals
Workshop
(Summer
Intensive
Course),
certified
by
the
Japan
Medical
Association,
has
been
cohosted
with
the
Fukuoka
Prefecture
Medical
Association.
To
date,
the
total
number
of
graduates
exceeds
18,000,
making
it
the
largest
short-term
intensive
training
program
of
its
kind
in
Japan.
The
lecturers
of
this
workshop
belong
to
the
faculty
of
the
School
of
Medicine,
the
School
of
Health
Sciences,
the
Institute
of
Industrial
Ecological
Sciences,
and
the
Occupational
Health
Training
Center
of
this
University,
and
are
experts
in
education,
research
and
practice
in
occupational
health
and
health
sciences.
Elite
experts
in
the
latest
clinical
medicine,
basic
and
applied
medicine
and
training
programs
offer
lectures
and
training.
The
Occupational
Health
Practicum
Workshop
provides
practical,
hands-on
training
based
on
many
years
of
engagement
in
educating
occupational
health
physicians.
It
develops
programs
on
a
wide
range
of
themes
tailored
to
participants'
different
levels
of
experience
and
expertise,
and
is
held
in
Tokyo,
Osaka,
and
other
cities.
◆Center for Clinical Occupational Medicine
The Center was established within the newly opened Acute Care Facility in August 2023 as an educational and training facility to address the diversified health needs of workers. It is equipped with a lecture room, a protective equipment display area, a room with local exhaust ventilation, a room with an air intake port, and other amenities, and is widely used as a training venue for professionals involved in occupational health.