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- Original Article Estimation of Demand and Supply for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialties in Korea (I): Estimation of Supply
- Jungwon Kim, Yoomi Chae, Jonghan Leem
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2011.23.1.71
Published online: March 31, 2011
1Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Korea. 
2Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Korea. pwoman@empal.com
3Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Department of Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Korea.
2Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Korea. pwoman@empal.com
3Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Department of Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Korea.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To estimate the supply of occupational and environmental medicine specialties in the target year of 2020.
METHODS
We adopted alternative projection models combined with a demographic method as a supply forecasting method. The model uses data selected primarily from the database of the Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (KSOEM), a survey for certified members of KSOEM, audit data from the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) and Hospital Accreditation. We assumed five viable alternatives in supply forecasting.
RESULTS
Depending on the assumptions, the total occupational and environmental medicine specialties supply ranged from 706 by low-level supply estimates to 754 by high-level supply estimates in 2020. Among them, approximately 81% were estimated to engage themselves in agency for health management and periodic health examinations for workers exposed to hazards.
CONCLUSIONS
The study results suggest that the supply of occupational and environmental medicine specialties is related to the policy of MOEL. Further studies are needed concerning overall policy about health and safety and for the newly demanded market.
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