Occupational and environmental medicine in Colombia
Colombia is a country rich in natural resources, with a steadily developing economy. Occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) education and practice have developed relatively recently in Colombia, mainly in response to a series of long overdue (and still partially implemented) reforms to the he...
- Autores:
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de la Hoz, R. E.
Espinosa, M. T.
de Fex, R. L.
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2000
- Institución:
- Universidad El Bosque
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio U. El Bosque
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/5323
- Palabra clave:
- Occupational health services
Education
Medical
Graduate
Occupational medicine
Physician's practice pattern
Colombia
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Acceso abierto
| Summary: | Colombia is a country rich in natural resources, with a steadily developing economy. Occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) education and practice have developed relatively recently in Colombia, mainly in response to a series of long overdue (and still partially implemented) reforms to the health care, social benefits, and education systems. Expansion in general and occupational health coverage of the Colombian population and development of OEM education and training were to be achieved through a clear stimulus to private sector initiatives. Despite some measurable overall progress, the goals remain elusive. This article discusses several aspects and the perspectives for further development of the specialty in this country, in the context of the socioeconomic factors involved in that process. |
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