The public health and preventive medicine specialist can engage in a number of careers, including:
- Practice of public health at a local, regional, national or international level
- Planning and administration of health services, whether in institutions or in government
- Clinical practice in community-oriented settings
- Assessment and control of occupational and environmental health problems
- Teaching and research
From Objectives of Training in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PDF), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Public (government) service:
- Municipal/regional: Medical officer of health
- Provincial: Chief medical officer of health
- Federal: Consultant
International health consultant:
- Centres for Disease Control
- World Health Organization
- Pan American Health Organization
- Canadian International Development Agency
- United Nations
Occupational health consultant:
- Industry
- Private practice
- Occupational health agencies – Workers’ Safety and Insurance Board
Research and education:
- Education in clinical epidemiology at either the undergraduate or graduate level
- Independent research
- Director, residency program