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cou r se of t h e Occu p a t ion a l H ea lt h P h y sicia n Cer t ifi ca t ion P r ogr a m m e of t h e J a p a n Med -ica l Associa t ion . Com p let ion of t h is cou r se is on e of t h e p r er eq u isit es t o t a k in g t h e exa m i-n a t ioi-n of t h e sp ecia list q u a lifi ca t ioi-n
p r ogr a m m e of t h e J a p a n Societ y for Occu p a -t ion a l H ea l-t h . T h e cou r se w a s r ecen -t ly d esig-n a t ed by t h e Miesig-n ist r y of La b ou r a s oesig-n e of t h e essen t ia l t r a in in g cou r ses for a p p lica n t s w ish in g t o b ecom e occu p a t ion a l h ea lt h p h y si-cia n s a s p r escr ib ed by t h e law.
International course on
occupational health
Sin ce 1985, a Gr ou p T r a in in g Cou r se in Occu -p a t ion a l Med icin e com m ission ed by J a -p a n In t er n a t ion a l Co-op er a t ion Agen cy (J ICA) h a s b een offer ed by t h e in st it u t e. T h is cou r se is d esign ed for m ed ica l d oct or s w h o a r e in t er -est ed in occu p a t ion a l h ea lt h , a n d a r e en ga ged
in va r iou s a ct iv it ies in t h is fi eld . T h e cou r se p r ov id es b a sic con ce p t s a n d a fu n d a m en t a l k n ow led ge of d iscip lin es in or d er t h a t p a r t ici-p a n t s m ay ob t a in a b r oa d a n d sy st em a t ic v iew of occu p a t ion a l h ea lt h . T h is cou r se is h eld ea ch yea r fr om Se p t em b er t o Decem b er a n d 126 t r a in ees fr om 35 cou n t r ies h a d com p let ed t h is cou r se by 1996. J ICA fu lly su p -p or t s t h ese t r a in ees for r ou n d t r i-p a ir fa r e a n d liv in g exp en d it u r es d u r in g t h e cou r se.
