Occupational medicine resident experience in agricultural settings--the NIOSH training project grant.

As a Center Director for one of the NIOSH Agricultural Centers as well as a Program Director for an accredited Occupational Medicine Residency Program, I am invited from time to time to review other programs. I consider it a real privilege when this level of trust is placed in me to judge the quality of a residency training program. Teaching the specialty of Occupational Medicine to physicians is a challenge which requires resources and commitment as well as passion for the specialty. Therefore, it is a serious matter to accept this responsibility for determining how well others are doing the job.