Specialty Designation
Fellowship
Specialty Code
398
Type
Specialty
Completing training
2
Academic year
2022
Number of accredited programs
1
Length of accredited training
1
Minimum number of prior years required
3
Offers graduate year 1 positions, available immediately upon medical school completion
No
Average number of PY1 interviews
4.00
Percent of programs requiring Step 1 score for interview
100.00
Percent of programs requiring Level 1 score (for DOs) for interview
100.00
Total number of active residents/fellows
2.00
Average number of residents/fellows
2.00
Average percent female
50.00
Average percent international medical graduates
0.00
Average percent DOs
0.00
Average number of full-time physician faculty
5.00
Average number of part-time physician faculty
0.00
Average percent female full-time physician faculty
0.00
Average ratio of full-time physician faculty to resident/fellow
2.50
Average hours on duty per week
60.00
Average maximum consecutive hours on duty
24.00
Average days off duty per week
1.00
Average number of days of vacation
20.00
Average resident/fellow compensation
68916.00
Parent Specialties
Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
Specialty Overview

Undersea and hyperbaric medicine deals with the prevention of injury and illness due to exposure to environments in which the ambient pressure is increased, such as in diving or hyperbaric chamber exposure, and the therapeutic use of high environmental pressure and the delivery of oxygen under high pressure to treat disease.

The scope of the subspecialty emphasizes the occupational, environmental, safety, and clinical aspects of diving, hyperbaric chamber operations, compressed air work, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine involves the prevention of injury and illness from exposure to environments with increased ambient pressure (such as in diving or hyperbaric chamber exposure), and the therapeutic use of high-environmental pressure and the delivery of oxygen under high pressure to treat disease. The scope of the subspecialty emphasizes the occupational, environmental, safety, and clinical aspects of diving, hyperbaric chamber operations, compressed air work, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Association

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society logo
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
uhms.org
631 US Highway 1
Ste 307
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
(919) 490-5140 or (877) 533-8467
Email: [email protected]

Grad Year
2022