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Session 114 Do you know what Occupational Medicine is? Although the specialty has been around for a long time, it’s not very well-known. If you like variety and a detective type of work in exploring what could be causing someone to be ill, Occupational Medicine is an amazing specialty you should check out. Dr. Jacqueline Moline is an Occupational Medicine specialist in an academic setting. She’s here today to help us understand what they do, why such specialty is very important, as well as the ins and outs of the specialty. If you’re a premed student, please do check out all of our other podcasts on the Meded Media. Listen to this podcast episode with the player above, or keep reading for the highlights and takeaway points. [01:50] What is Occupational Medicine? Jacqueline didn't know about Occupational Medicine when she was in medical school. She first got interested in the specialty during her Internal Medicine residency program. She had the opportunity to rotate through and meet with faculty. At that p