INTRODUCTION

The Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene was established in 1993. This is the first graduate institute majoring in occupational medicine and industrial hygiene in Taiwan. The mission of the Institute is to advance the health of all people in occupational and community settings in Taiwan, Asia and around the world through teaching, research and services in occupational and environmental health. Faculty members in the institute investigate causes, risks, mechanisms, biomarkers, and prevention measures of environmentally and occupationally related health issues, provide advanced education programs of occupational health with master and doctoral degrees, and provide scientifically based public health services to the public, governments, industries, and the labors. Research approaches range from the molecular to the epidemiologic, in physical scales of nano- to macro-, and by multiple disciplines of physical, chemical, biological, sociobehavioral sciences and ergonomics. In most occasions, we have tried to tackle important public health problems that require integrated contributions of many advanced specialties.

The institute’s faculty, research staff, and students reflect the multidisciplinary nature of the field and include chemists, engineers, epidemiologists, ergonomics, physicians, molecular biologists, exposure assessors, and risk assessors.

Teaching and research activities of the department are carried out through the following concentrations: (1) occupational medicine, (2) industrial hygiene, (3) occupational and environmental epidemiology, (4) exposure and risk assessment, (5) environmental toxicology and genomics, (6) aerosol technology, (7) ergonomics, and (8) quality of life and cost-effectiveness.

This institute collaborates closely with the College of Medicine and the National Taiwan University Hospital, especially the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine, Dermatology, and Toxicology, for the promotion of environmental and Occupational Health domestically and internationally.

FACULTY

Full-time

Professors: 6

Associate professors: 3

Assistant professor: 1

Teaching assistants: 1

Part-time

Professors: 7

Associate professors: 2

Assistant professors: 2

Lecturer: 1

COURSES

Master Degree

Environmental and Occupational Medicine

Methods of Epidemiologic Research (2 credits)

Statistics Methods in Environmental & Occupational Health (2 credits)

Fundamental on Occupational Health (2 credits)

Environmental and Occupational Toxicology (2 credits)

Environmental and Occupational Disease or Corporate Health Management? (2 credits for each)

Industrial Hygiene

Monitoring for Health Hazard at Work (I) (II) (2 credits for each)

Exposure Assessment (2 credits)

Industrial Hygiene Engineering (I) (II) (2 credits for each)

Risk Analysis and Management

Risk Assessment (3 credits)

Risk Management and Communication (2 credits)

Environmental and Occupational Toxicology (2 credits)

Methods of Epidemiologic Research (2 credits)

Doctor Degree

Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar (1)(2)(3)(4), Special Topic on Environmental Occupational Health (I) (II) (2 credits for each)

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

We have a regular case conference in late afternoon of every Friday. Experts from different fields are invited to share their current research interests. In addition, students are assigned to present their thesis proposal and progress in the meeting. Topics include: case report of environmental and occupational disease, aerosol technology, hazardous wastes, biomarker, indoor air quality, safety and health policy etc. Our main goal is to cooperate with faculty of the Institute of Environmental Health and Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine of the National Taiwan University Hospital and share the most updated knowledge and technology of occupational and environmental health with people of developing countries in Asia.

Mission and Goals

Increase the number of courses taught in English

Develop a health risk program

Enhance research in the emerging occupational and environmental health issues

Advance international collaboration in occupational and environmental health

Integrate teaching in occupational health

Learning Objectives

MS degree program

Be able to characterize the biological, chemical, physical and ergonomic hazards affecting human health.

Be able to apply knowledge to develop management strategies for personal protection, engineering control, administration, and recommendations.

Be able to search and understand scientific literature and regulations in the field of occupational and environmental health sciences.

Be able to plan and execute occupational and environmental research and risk analysis, and resolve occupational and environmental health problems.

Doctoral degree program

Be able to fulfill the above learning objectives for MS.

Be able to conceptualize, develop and execute innovative research and apply it to promote occupational and environmental health.

Be able to apply advanced technology and develop novel methodology in resolving occupational and environmental health problems.

Be able to demonstrate excellent writing and oral communication ability through thesis preparation and presentation.