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Training Physicians for Public Health Careers (2007)
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice (BPH)

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Training Physicians For Public Health Careers

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by Contract No. D1DHP06515 between the National Academy of Sciences and HRSA-Health and Human Services. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Training physicians for public health careers / Committee on Training Physicians for Public Health Careers, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice ; Lyla M. Hernandez and A. Wezi Munthali, editors.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN-13: 978-0-309-10760-0 (pbk. (perfect bound) : alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 0-309-10760-1 (pbk. (perfect bound) : alk. paper)

1. Public health personnel—Training of—United States. 2. public health personnel—Supply and demand—United States. I. Hernandez, Lyla M. II. Munthali, A. Wezi. III. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Training Physicians for Public Health Careers.

[DNLM: 1. Education, Public Health Professional—United States. 2. Physicians—United States. 3. Public Health—manpower—United States. WA 18 T7687 2007]

RA440.9.T73 2007

362.1068′3—dc22

2007025376

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The serpent has been a symbol of long life, healing, and knowledge among almost all cultures and religions since the beginning of recorded history. The serpent adopted as a logotype by the Institute of Medicine is a relief carving from ancient Greece, now held by the Staatliche Museen in Berlin.


Suggested citation: IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2007. Training physicians for public health careers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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