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Agricultural Safety & Health

Heartland Center trainees in Agricultural Safety and Health (ASH) become professionals with the knowledge and skills to anticipate, detect, diagnose, evaluate and control the health and safety hazards of agricultural workers.

Graduates have gone on to set up medical practices in rural areas, to conduct research for NIOSH, to serve as professors in academic institutions, and many other activities that promote greater protection for this important population.

Funding from the Heartland Center – we’ll help pay for your graduate degree.

All students admitted to a Heartland Center training program are automatically considered for funding.
Financial support typically consists of fully paid tuition and a monthly stipend.
Heartland Center funding is available for U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.

Training Program Requirements

Students interested in the ASH training program and in receiving the funding offered by the Heartland Center must enroll in one of the following degree programs:

  • MS in Agricultural Safety & Health
  • PhD in Occupational and Environmental Health

PhD students must complete the requirements for the PhD in Occupational and Environmental Health along with the following courses:

ASH PhD Training Program required courses

OEH:7040Preceptorship in OEH3 s.h.**

OEH:6110 Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine 3 s.h.
OEH:6120 Topics in Agriculture and Rural Health 3 s.h.*
OEH:5410 Occupational Safety 3 s.h.
EPID:5570 Zoonotic Diseases 3 s.h.
OEH:7020 Independent Study in OEH 4 s.h.

*Enroll three times for 1 s.h. each time
**May be waived with advisor approval if the student’s prior experience or research provides contact with agricultural working environments

Admissions Requirements for MS in ASH and PhD in Occupational and Environmental Health:

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For more information contact:

Brianne Schwarz, Graduate Program Coordinator
brianne-schwarz@uiowa.edu

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