Role and Value of the Corporate Medical Director

Abstract The role of the Corporate Medical Director (CMD) has received increased attention during the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued to evolve. This updated guidance addresses the role and value of the CMD in: health policy, strategy, and leadership; fostering a culture of health and well-being; supporting worker health and productivity/performance; addressing mental health; collaborating on employer benefits design; developing programs for global health, travel medicine, and remote/extreme environments; overseeing on- and near-site clinics; incorporating digital technology, artificial intelligence, and telehealth in health programs; supporting critical incident preparedness and business continuity planning; addressing workplace hazards; and overseeing periodic executive health examinations.

• Publication year

  2023

• Venue

  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

• Publication date

  2023-09-25

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Business, Computer Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002979PMID 37757772
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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• No concepts are published for this paper.

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