About Benjamin N. Palmer, D.O., M.S., M.P.H., FACOEM
Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Palmer earned his medical degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV. He completed his internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center with follow on residencies in Preventive Medicine/Public Health and Occupational/Environmental Medicine at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, MD and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. Included in his residency training was the completion of a Masters of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Palmer maintains board certifications in both Preventive Medicine/Public Health and Occupational/Environmental Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Courses Teaching:
- Interprofessional Education
Professional Affiliations and Awards:
- American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Maryland Association of Osteopathic Physicians
- US Army Surgeon General Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine Consultant
- US Army Surgeon General Chief Consultant
Community Attributes:
- Uniformed Services University Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Advisory Committee
- Uniformed Services University Small Group Facilitator
- Ft. Novosel Occupational Medicine Residency Program Evaluation Committee
- US Army Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Clinical Competency Committee
- US Army Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Preceptor
- Department of Defense Occupational Medicine Working Group Chair
Research/Areas of Interest:
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Outbreak Investigations
- Public Health Preparedness
- Response to Mass Casualty Situations
- Environmental and Toxicological Surveillance and Response
- Occupational Health Surveillance
- Epidemic and Pandemic Planning and Response