Disaster Medicine

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Department	Interdisciplinary Medicine
Course Number	IDIS 361
Course Title	Disaster Medicine
Course Director	James Phillips, MD; Andrew Garrett, MD
Length (Weeks)	2, 4
When Offered	All year
Prerequisites	Disaster Medicine Scholarly Concentration (SC) MS4 students only; others with SC coordinator permission
Availability Notes	The course is designed as an opportunity for members of the Disaster Medicine Scholarly Concentration to work on their FEMA courses and their senior scholarly project as well as independent study. Disaster Medicine Scholarly Concentration (SC) MS4 students only; others with SC coordinator permission.
Contact Name	Dr. Garrett; Dr. TIlley
Contact Phone	202-741-2948
Contact Fax	202-741-2921
Contact Email	andrew_garrett@gwu.edu
Other Contacts	Dr. Garrett (andrew_garrett@gwu.edu); Dr. Tilley (tilley@mfa.gwu.edu)
Location
Limit	None
Report	N/A
Evaluation	Special project; graded Pass/Fail
Description	Option 1: Asynchronous/non continuous o Complete the following FEMA Independent Study courses found at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.aspx § Note that you may be required to obtain a FEMA Student ID for access to the on line courses at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid § IS-235.b – Emergency Planning § IS-346: An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel § IS-546.A: Continuity of Operations Awareness Course § IS-808: Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8 – Public Health and Medical Services § IS-907: Active Shooter: What You Can Do o Read the District of Columbia District Response Plan http://hsema.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/hsema/release_content/attachments/15634/District_Response_Plan.pdf o Read the National Response Framework § http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/32230?id=7371 o Page through - - https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Documents/UNDAC%20Handbook%202013_english_final.pdf § http://www.spherehandbook.org/ o Participate in 2 of 4 scheduled track sessions during 3rd and 4th year Option 2: Synchronous/continuous o Take a 4 week elective at an organization or work on a project in emergency management approved by the Track Director o Write a 2 page paper on your elective experience
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