The University Hospital
        Prof. Dr. med. Monika A. Rieger
Medical Director of the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Health Services Research
University professor of occupational and social medicine, specialist in occupational medicine
Contact
Phone number: Secretariat (Ms. Herbstritt-Schacht, Ms. Staudt): +49 7071 29-82083
Fax number: +49 7071 29-4362
E-mail address: monika.rieger@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Clinical focus
Scientific activity
- Work-related health services research: health care for people of working age
 - Occupational physiology research: work-related stress - work design
 - Health services research at the interface to the public health system / public health
 - Scientific analysis of issues arising from the work of occupational health physicians
 
Education & professional career
- 
                                    since October 2019Deputy Chairwoman, Center for Public Health and Health Services Research Tübingen
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                                    April 2011 - September 2019Head, Coordination Office for Health Services Research / Core Facility of the Faculty of Medicine Tübingen
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                                    since November 2009Medical Director, Institute for Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Health Services Research (until 2012: Institute for Occupational and Social Medicine), University Hospital Tübingen
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                                    November 2009Appointment as University Professor of Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
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                                    September 2009Appointment to the W 2 professorship for life for occupational and social medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (declined)
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                                    August 2009Appointment to the W3 professorship for Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
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                                    since 2008Co-Head, Competence Center for Occupational and Socio-Medical Prevention, Rehabilitation and Women's Health (until 2013: Competence Center for Occupational and Socio-Medical Prevention and Women's Health)
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                                    April 2008 - November 2009Acting Head, Institute for Occupational and Social Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen
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                                    August 2007 - February 2010Head of the Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University
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                                    May 2003 - August 2007Head of Research, Competence Center for Outpatient Care and General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University
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                                    2003Specialist in occupational medicine (North Rhine Medical Association)
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                                    2002Habilitation and teaching license for the subject "Occupational Physiology and Occupational Medicine", University of Wuppertal
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                                    1995 - 2003Specialist training in occupational medicine in Freiburg, Wuppertal and Remscheid
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                                    1993Completion of the doctoral procedure
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                                    1987 - 1995Studied human medicine at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg and the Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck
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                                    1968Birth in Freiburg im Breisgau
 
Prizes & Awards
- Joseph Rutenfranz Medal of the German Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2019)
 - E.W. Baader Prize for Occupational Medicine from the Baader Foundation for Occupational Medicine and Prevention for the habilitation thesis "Biological stresses on employees in agriculture" (2002)
 - 1st prize for the lecture "Tick-associated diseases in agriculture - increased risk of Lyme disease and TBE?", 2nd Conference "Occupational Physiology for Young Scientists", Dortmund, 20-22.11.1998 (sponsored by the Lieselotte and Dr. Karl Otto Winkler Foundation for Occupational Medicine)
 - 1989 - 1995 Scholarship during studies, Cusanuswerk, Bischöfliche Studienförderung, Bonn
 
Publications
- Publications since 2008 cf. publication lists on the homepage of the Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine and Health Services Research
 - Publications
 
Events / Lectures
- Lectures, seminars and elective courses in occupational medicine, social medicine
 - Cross-sectional area 10: Prevention, health promotion, travel and tropical medicine
 - Cross-sectional area 6: Clinical environmental medicine
 - Tübingen Longitudinal Science Curriculum "Tübingen Research Experience": Introduction to health services research, methods of health services research
 - Career exploration seminar: Lecture on prevention, rehabilitation and occupational medicine
 - Submodule "Occupational and Environmental Medicine" - Masterstudiengang Population-based Medicine
 
Memberships
- Medical Expert Advisory Board on Occupational Diseases at the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) (pursuant to §9 (1a) SGB VII) (Deputy Chairwoman)
 - Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)
 - Scientific Advisory Board of the Baden-Württemberg Foundation for Health Prevention
 - Member of the Supervisory Board of Sozial- und Arbeitsmedizinische Akademie Baden-Württemberg e.V. (SAMA)
 - International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) (Scientific Committees: "Musculoskeletal Disorders" and "Effectiveness in Occupational Health Services (EOHS)")
 - German Society for Occupational Medicine and Environmental Medicine (DGAUM) (Member of the Executive Board and Guidelines Officer from 2009 - 2021)
 - Association of German Company and Works Doctors (VDBW)
 - German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP)
 - Forum Occupational Physiology of the DGAUM and the GfA
 - German Society for General Practice (DEGAM)
 - Society for Ergonomics (GfA)
 - Society for Medical Education (GMA)
 - Association for the Promotion of Research into the Activities of Company Doctors during the Nazi Era (FBHNS)