Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

CHAIR

Cynthia Ball, DO, MS, FACOEM
School of Community and Rural Health Building H, Office H240

(903) 877-1424

cynthia.ball@uthct.edu
cball@uttyler.edu

DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVES

  • Train future occupational and environmental public health professionals with applied skills and knowledge that make them immediately marketable and an asset to future employers.
  • Provide academic and practical components of occupational medicine training that prepares competent graduates to practice the specialty independently.
  • Expose students and residents to rural and agricultural related community and workplace health and safety issues through coursework, workshops, site visits, practicum and capstone projects.
  • Conduct relevant research using appropriate research designs and analytic techniques.
  • Promote improved health outcomes of our institution’s employees, our community clients and the region.
  • Lead the region in the investigation of occupational and environmental health issues.
  • Disseminate research-based occupational and environmental public health information to public and professional audiences.