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Aerospace Medicine

2083A0100X
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DefinitionAerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, together with the support personnel who assist operation of such vehicles. This population often works and lives in remote, isolated, extreme, or enclosed environments under conditions of physical and psychological stress. Practitioners strive for an optimal human-machine match in occupational settings rich with environmental hazards and engineering countermeasures.
GroupingAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
ClassificationPreventive Medicine
SpecializationAerospace Medicine