Career Presentation

Ted Yee, M.D.
Chief, Branch of Medical Standards and Rehabilitation
Medical Director
Workers’ Compensation Programs
U.S. Department of Labor

Career Breakdown

• Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Sub-Specialty of Preventive Medicine
• Population Medicine

Occupational and Environmental Medicine: involves medicine, legal aspects in the workplace/environment and helps large populations through medical knowledge

Career Description

• Combines Medicine and Law
• Makes Medical Decisions
• Decisions can help 1,000s of people

Example of Medical Decision:
"Paying for a medication for a particular medical condition."

Administration Duties

• Supervises Staff
• Best Part of the Day: Medical Decisions
• Prioritizing Concerns

Schooling

• Medical School- 4 years
• Undergraduate College- 4 years
• Biology Courses

Challenges

• Understanding and balancing multiple perspectives
• Making scientific and medically correct decisions

Tips

• Volunteering
• Being Well Rounded
• Expanding your mind!

People in Med School

• Fluent in other languages
• Wall Street Workers
• Scuba Divers
• Professional Clown
• Fencers

Excitements

• Dual sides of medicine
• Higher Education
• Choosing a branch
• The cost of college
• Commitment

Next Steps

• Children Hospital Internship
• Blood Drives/Volunteering
• AP Biology

Thanks!