Head’s Message

"Welcome to the Department of Occupational Medicine. Protecting workers’ health is an essential component of sustainable development, organizational productivity, and social well-being. Many occupational diseases are preventable when workplace risks are identified and controlled in a timely manner. Our department is committed to training capable specialists, supporting evidence-based prevention, conducting applied research, and providing specialized services for workers, employers, and organizations. We strive to promote healthier and safer work environments through education, clinical care, and interdisciplinary collaboration."

Overview

Welcome to the Department of Occupational Medicine at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Occupational medicine is a clinical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, management, and control of work-related diseases and injuries. It also addresses the effects of physical, chemical, ergonomic, psychosocial, and other occupational hazards on workers’ health.

The Department of Occupational Medicine was established at the School of Medicine in 2011 with four faculty members. Residency admission began in 2012. Since its establishment, the department has developed educational, research, and clinical activities focused on occupational health, work ability assessment, prevention of occupational diseases, and promotion of a healthy workforce. Its specialized Occupational Medicine Clinic also serves as an important setting for clinical service delivery and residency education.

Our Expertise

The Department of Occupational Medicine provides specialized education, research, consultation, and clinical services in occupational health:

• Occupational Disease Management: Identification, diagnosis, prevention, follow-up, and management of work-related diseases and occupational exposures.
• Workers’ Health Assessments: Conducting pre-employment, periodic, and specialized occupational health examinations.
• Fitness-for-Work Evaluation: Assessing compatibility between individuals’ health status and proposed or current job demands.
• Occupational Health Consultation: Providing professional advice for industrial organizations, government bodies, employers, and legal authorities concerning occupational diseases and workers’ health.
• Education and Training: Teaching occupational medicine, occupational diseases, ergonomics, and occupational health to medical, allied health, and public health students and trainees.
• Applied Research: Conducting research on workers’ health, workplace hazards, and prevention of occupational diseases in industrial and public-sector settings.

Educational and Research Mission

• Vision: To become a leading academic center in occupational medicine and workers’ health, contributing to safer workplaces and improved occupational health outcomes at regional and national levels.
• Mission: To educate competent occupational medicine specialists, advance research on work-related health risks, and provide evidence-based clinical, preventive, and consultative services for working populations.

Objectives:

• Providing residency education in occupational medicine in accordance with approved educational standards.
• Strengthening education on occupational diseases, ergonomics, and occupational health for medical and health sciences learners.
• Improving the quality and scientific standardization of pre-employment and periodic health examinations.
• Expanding referral, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services for occupational diseases.
• Conducting collaborative research with industries, governmental organizations, and academic departments.
• Organizing continuing education programs and workshops for occupational health professionals, industrial physicians, and relevant practitioners.
• Supporting health-promotion initiatives for university personnel and other working populations.