Profession · Medicine
Public health physician in Germany
Also called: public health doctor, health officer
A public health physician protects population health by monitoring outbreaks, planning prevention, carrying out health inspections and advising authorities.
Facharzt/-ärztin - Öffentliches GesundheitswesenSpecialist training after university
Facts
In GermanFacharzt/-ärztin - Öffentliches Gesundheitswesen
Path into the professiona university degree, then specialist training on the job
Where to study for it
Specialities that lead to the profession, and programmes in them.
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