College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, University at Albany, New York 12203, USA.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Nov;15(6 Suppl):S33-9. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181bdfd46.
Preventive medicine physicians are uniquely trained in both clinical medicine and public health to understand and reduce the risks of disease, disability, and death in individuals and populations. The nation is facing a severe shortage of preventive medicine-trained physicians, which is largely due to unstable and inadequate residency program funding.
Several policy options have been explored and evaluated to fund preventive medicine residency training programs as part of a multipronged approach to engage physicians in the policy-making process.
The most adequate, sustainable, distributable, and politically feasible policy option was pursued, and a bill called the "Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act" was introduced into the House and the Senate.
Opportunities to participate in the policy-making process and interact with key legislators and stakeholders exist in a variety of ways. Leadership at the federal level helps preventive medicine and public health physicians recognize their vital role in shaping public policy.
预防医学医生在临床医学和公共卫生方面都接受过专业培训，能够理解和降低个人和人群的疾病、残疾和死亡风险。目前，全国预防医学专业医生严重短缺，这主要是由于住院医师培训项目资金不稳定且不足。
为了资助预防医学住院医师培训项目，已经探讨和评估了几种政策选择，作为参与医师参与决策过程的多管齐下方法的一部分。
选择了最充分、可持续、可分配和最可行的政策选择，并向众议院和参议院提交了一项名为“预防医学和公共卫生培训法案”的法案。
可以通过多种方式参与决策过程并与主要立法者和利益相关者互动。联邦一级的领导层有助于预防医学和公共卫生医生认识到他们在制定公共政策方面的重要作用。
