Disaster medicine is the area of medical specialization serving the dual areas of providing healthcare to disaster survivors and providing medically related disaster preparation, disaster planning, disaster response, and disaster recovery leadership throughout the disaster life cycle. Disaster medicine specialists provide insight, guidance, and expertise on the principles and practice of medicine both in the disaster impact area and healthcare evacuation receiving facilities to emergency management professionals, hospitals, healthcare facilities, communities, and governments.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of all pre-clinical (Year 1 and Year 2) coursework and passing score on COMLEX Level 1.