The Master of Science in Disaster Medicine and Management is a comprehensive online graduate-degree program encompassing all facets of disaster management.
The program encompasses the study of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, hazardous materials, natural disasters,psychological aspects of disasters, acute traumatic-stress intervention, public-health considerations of disasters,research methods and disaster planning and management including risk assessment, incident command and resource allocation.
This degree program is structured to appeal to medical,public-safety and defense professionals working in the public and private sectors. Some of the professionals who would be served by this degree offering include:
ò Physicians in emergency medicine
ò Nurses in emergency medicine
ò Nurse practitioners in emergency medicine
ò Physician assistants in emergency medicine
ò EMTs and paramedics
ò Environmental-health professionals
ò Healthcare and government administrators
ò Military members and Department of Defense personnel
ò Non-governmental agency administrators
ò Public-health professionals
ò Emergency managers
The program is conveniently offered in a flexible, distance learning format that involves a one-week summer, intensive,on-campus experience that includes role-playing seminars, disaster drills and a table-top exercise.