The Instituto Nacional de Medicina de Trabajo (National Institute on Occupational Medicine) was founded in 1946 and, pursuant to Act of 16 January 1948, the National School of Occupational Medicine was created under the Institute, with teaching and research functions for collaboration with Universities and post-graduate schools. In its first stages, research functions were carried out under the supervision of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Superior Council of Scientific Research) in Pavilion 8 of the Faculty of Medicine at the Madrid University Campus. It is currently integrated in the Carlos III Health Institute, which reports to the Ministry of Health and Consumption.

The National School of Occupational Medicine (ENMT) was integrated into the Carlos III Health Institute structure through Act 27 of December 2001 which created the Centres in the Carlos III Health Institute, grouping together the National Institute of Occupational Medicine and Safety, the National School of Occupational Medicine, and the Dispensary of Occupational Diseases into a single Reference Centre called the National School of Occupational Medicine responsible for Occupational Medicine, Occupational Health, Prevention of Occupational Hazards, and Valuation of Occupational Bodily Harm. It has a teaching area and a research and service department that goes under the name of Clinical Reference Units in Occupational Pathologies.

ENMT’s increasing projection in recent years, doubling the number courses and the number of students and entering into agreements with prestigious entities, have made ENMT an Occupational Medicine Reference Centre. The ENMT was authorised to train MIRs in Occupational Medicine in 2004-2006. In 2005 it was authorised as the Reference Centre for Resident Internship (MIR) training, creating the Occupational Medicine Teaching Units as soon as this branch of medicine is classified as a Specialty. In fact, 40% of currently trained Occupational Medicine MIRs attend the Carlos III Health Institute ENMT.
ENMT has become the Reference Teaching, Research, and Service Centre thanks to its research projects and services in the Prevention of Workplace Risks, Occupational Health, and Valuation of Occupational.

The central, autonomous region, and local administrations, universities, foundations, on-the-job accidents and occupational disease insurance companies, own and third party prevention services, professional scientific associations, and social occupational hazard prevention agencies have made the Carlos III National School of Occupational Medicine the meeting place for debating related issues.

Functions

Its functions are as follows:

Professional training and advanced courses in occupational health, occupational nursing care, valuation of bodily harm, management of disabilities, and health related aspects of current law relating to the prevention of occupational hazards.
Issue accreditation diplomas, certificates, or documents for courses and training programs.
Develop activities aimed at establishing cooperation programs with other institutions to improve the quality of training programs.
Applied research and technical assistance in occupational diseases through the Central Occupational Disease Dispensary to be created as the Clinical Reference Unit for Occupational Pathology.
Advisory and consulting services in areas of its competency, providing support to the National Healthcare System.
Undertake as many actions and studies in its area of competency as may be required for providing support to the Ministry of Health and Consumption and the Autonomous Regions.