Member Benefits
ACOEM membership is a partnership of professionals that reaches around the world with opportunities for education, recognition and for leadership. Together with 5,000 colleagues, your membership enhances the stature and recognition of the specialty; strengthens the voice of OEM in health policy debates; and promotes new levels of competency in the prevention and treatment of illness, injury, and disability in the work environment and community.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
ACOEM’s Career Center provides information to help members advance their careers, search for jobs, or post an ad through ACOEM’s on-line recruitment resource. The Center is a member of HEALTHeCAREERS, a network of prestigious healthcare associations. Our online Doctor Finder Service provides professional information about each occupational medicine physician member who elects to participate in this public listing service. This is an excellent source of contacts for referrals and consulting assignments.
EDUCATION
ACOEM promotes excellence in continuing medical education through its annual spring conference, the American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC), the largest meeting of OEM professionals in the world. Numerous courses, webinars, and conferences throughout the year provide a wide range of in-depth professional development opportunities specially designed by and for OEM physicians and related professionals. Earn CME via ACOEM’s Self-Assessments (Medical Review Officer, Commercial Driver Medical Examiner, and Occupational & Environmental Medicine Review) and by monthly offerings through our scientific peer-reviewed journal, the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM). Members also have the ability to print transcripts of their participation in ACOEM’s continuing medical education.
LEADERSHIP
Members steer the direction of the College through service as a delegate to ACOEM’s House of Delegates, on committees and councils, and by achieving Fellow status – the highest classification of membership within the College and the first step in eligibility to serve on the Board of Directors. Our online Leadership Database highlights the volunteer force that serves on ACOEM’s councils and committees. ACOEM also proudly supports continued efforts to stimulate research and education through the OEHF – Occupational & Environmental Health Foundation.
NETWORKING
ACOEM is a dynamic forum for the exchange of new ideas, bringing together members to share their experiences, expertise, and friendship. 20 Special Interest Sections – from Academic Occupational Medicine, Administrative Management in OEM, and Arts Medicine to Resident and Recent Graduates, Transportation, and Work Fitness & Disability – provide networking opportunities via newsletters, list serves, and in-person meetings relevant to particular areas of interest. ACOEM gives you the added bonus of participation in one of its affiliated Component Societies. At this regional level you can find numerous opportunities for leadership, education, discussion of local issues, networking, professional development, referrals, and additional CME offerings.
REPRESENTATION & RESOURCES
ACOEM supports a pro-active governmental affairs program by tracking issues affecting the practice of OEM, advocating sound public policy in Washington, DC, and by keeping its members abreast of the latest legislative and regulatory developments. ACOEM’s Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, 2nd ed., and its ongoing revisions, continue to be the gold standard in effective treatment of occupational injuries and illnesses providing essential evidence-based guidance that addresses the injured worker’s functional impairment and safe return to work. The new Health and Productivity Toolkit provides the background needed to jumpstart the development of integrated health and wellness programs in the workplace. ACOEM is also a leader in the development of the Occupational Health Disaster Expert Network (OHDEN), creating resources for health professionals dealing with emergency situations, including terrorism, infectious outbreaks, meteorological/geological catastrophes, while balancing the employer’s need for work continuity.
SAVINGS & BENEFITS
ACOEM provides you with substantial savings on publications, member mailing lists, conferences, and educational courses. Additional value-added benefits include products and services like complete online access to JOEM with full-text articles from 1996 to present, as well as receipt of a complimentary print copy of JOEM every month. In addition, the monthly E-News – ACOEM’s electronic newsletter – dispenses pertinent information about College activities and significant OEM issues. Members also receive significant savings on the courses and conferences offered by the College and publications such as the Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, 2nd ed., MRO Update (a newsletter published 10 times a year covering the regulatory and technological trends impacting medical review officers), and CDME Review (a quarterly newsletter for health care professionals who perform medical examinations on the more than 8 million commercial drivers on today’s highways).
Membership Application
If you were ever an ACOEM member in the past, to reinstate your membership please contact our offices by phone at 847/818-1800 x300, or via e-mail at memberinfo@acoem.org.
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