Center for Preventive, Occupational, and Environmental Health

The Department of Family & Preventive Medicine's Preventive, Occupational & Environmental Medicine (POEM) program at the Family Medical Center offers the highest possible standards in health care services for business, industry and individuals.

POEM works to make a healthier environment by identifying and addressing existing healthcare needs that could possibly cause illness and injury for employees, and most likely lost time, thus costing everyone money.

We offer a comprehensive range of services.

Preventive Medicine

• Risk assessments
• Wellness training such as smoke cessation, back injury prevention, stress reduction, substance abuse, etc.
• Travel medicine
• Executive physicals
• Flu vaccine program
• Surveillance programs (asbestos, hearing and other occupational exposures required by OSHA)

Employment Programs

• Pre-employment physicals
• Drug/alcohol testing
• Fitness-for-duty examinations
• Independent Medical Evaluations (IME)
• Functional capacity assessments
• DOT physicals

Workers Compensation

• Injury treatment and management
• Case management
• Rehabilitation, work hardening, work conditioning

Behavioral Science

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Hours

Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

For information or to arrange an appointment call 501/ 686 6565 or toll free 1-877-433-9422.  You may also email us at uamstravel@uams.edu. 

Preventive, Occupational & Environmental Medicine is conveniently located in the Family Medical Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (See a map).

Parking is adjacent to the building. Entrance to the clinic is on the east side of the building.