How do they match: Preventive Medicine Physicians

  • Medical Director
  • Primary Clinician

  • Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.

  • Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
  • Provide information about potential health hazards and possible interventions to the media, the public, other health care professionals, or local, state, and federal health authorities.
  • Teach or train medical staff regarding preventive medicine issues.

  • Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
  • Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
  • Gather medical information from patient histories.
  • Present medical research reports.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Train medical providers.