The Minerva program: new 'kid' on the occupational safety and health block!
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The Minerva Program is a coordinated effort of universities, government, industry and the professions to educate business students and faculty, as well as practicing managers, in how to achieve maximum health and safety within their organizations. The major goal of the program is to help these people become more knowledgeable about occupational safety and health, and understand their roles in achieving this in the work place. Historically managers have employed specialists to do this job for them and management itself did not become involved. Managers must acquire the needed knowledge and skills in order to have the best possible safety and health in their organizations. Business schools have been criticized for not providing sufficient instruction in the areas of health and safety. A 1980 survey of recent business school graduates indicated that less than 1 percent had received any significant training in administration of environmental or health and safety programs. The Minerva Program has taken over most of the activities funded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and expanded upon them. Through the Minerva Program information and materials have been developed and given to business schools. A corporate internship program for business school faculty has been established and a research grants program is in place. Corporations can help Minerva achieve its goals, by supporting its educational goals in universities as well as in the training of their own personnel. They can support the internship program and also assist in funding some of the Minerva activities.
Publication Name: Journal of Occupational Medicine
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0096-1736
Year: 1989
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Introducing management skills and issues in preventive medicine residency programs: a survey
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Physicians of all specialties, in addition to practicing medicine, must be capable of managing their practices and the associated business. Insurance regulations, prescription rules, waste disposal requirements, payroll issues, and other human resource concerns are but a few matters that are a part of the business of medicine. The academic preparation that is provided in medical residency programs was the subject of this study. A questionnaire was sent to the directors of 60 accredited residency programs in general, occupational, and public health preventive medicine. Forty-eight program directors responded and that data was used in this evaluation. Most programs considered management training a goal of their educational process. Management training opportunities were provided in exclusive rotation, practicum, and didactic studies, academic course work, and case method teaching. Particular skills addressed in these residency programs, in order of frequency, were program development, planning and organization, political and regulatory processes, fiscal control, budgeting, personnel management, computer skills, and automated record keeping. A primary concern was the residents' lack of prior experience in management and their lack of appreciation of the advantages and necessity of this training. Longitudinal and multidimensional management training programs are necessary and should be encouraged. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)
Publication Name: Journal of Occupational Medicine
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0096-1736
Year: 1991
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