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April 15th, 2019 11:51 am

American Board of Preventive Medicine111 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1340Chicago, IL 60604(312) 939-2276www.theabpm.org

A Preventive Medicine specialist focuses on the health of individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote and maintain health and well-being, and to prevent disease, disability and premature death. They may be a specialist in General Preventive Medicine, Public Health, Occupational Medicine or Aerospace Medicine. The distinctive components of Preventive Medicine include:

Specialty training required prior to Board Certification: Three years

Certification in one of the following subspecialties requires additional training and assessment as specified by the board.

Addiction MedicineA Preventive Medicine physician who specializes in Addition Medicine is concerned with the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of persons with the disease of addiction, of those with substance-related health conditions, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances including nicotine, alcohol, prescription medications and other licit and illicit drugs. Physicians specializing in this field also help family members whose health and functioning are affected by a loved ones substance use or addiction.

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