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This document is the work of the ACOEM Presidential Task Force on the Future of OEM which was charged with developing a position statement detailing the value of occupational medicine especially during COVID-19, and to provide an outline of current/historic sources of funding and why OEM programs do not receive adequate funding support. Completed earlier this year,
The Future of Occupational and Environmental Medicine addresses the current state of OEM practice and education, and the challenges faced regarding the training of future OEM physicians. This Board-approved article has been submitted to
JOEM for publication. However, due to the importance of the material contained in this paper, ACOEM is making it available prior to its publication in
JOEM.