The European Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine: a Decade of Exposure
Disaster medicine education has become extremely important, following the increase in mass casualty incidents, acts of terrorism and complex humanitarian emergencies. Recent studies have reported that health care professionals do not feel sufficiently knowledgeable in this area. The European Master...
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| author | Francesco eDella Corte Ives ehubloue Alba eRipoll Gallardo Luca eRagazzoni Pier Luigi eIngrassia Michel eDebacker |
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| description | Disaster medicine education has become extremely important, following the increase in mass casualty incidents, acts of terrorism and complex humanitarian emergencies. Recent studies have reported that health care professionals do not feel sufficiently knowledgeable in this area. The European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM) is a II level master organized by the University of Eastern Piedmont (Novara, Italy) and the Free University of Brussels (Belgium). Up to know, the EMDM has trained more than 400 students from all over the world, providing them with the appropriate competencies to coordinate medical response during crisis situations. This article provides a general overview of the Master’s framework and reports its influence on graduates' professional career. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b0a810bf07848d79a0a0f070014fa3c2022-12-22T02:30:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652014-05-01210.3389/fpubh.2014.0004986546The European Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine: a Decade of ExposureFrancesco eDella Corte0Ives ehubloue1Alba eRipoll Gallardo2Luca eRagazzoni3Pier Luigi eIngrassia4Michel eDebacker5Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science Applied to Medical Practice (CRIMEDIM)Research Group in Emergency and Disaster Medicine (ReGEDiM), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumResearch Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science Applied to Medical Practice (CRIMEDIM)Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science Applied to Medical Practice (CRIMEDIM)Research Center in Emergency and Disaster Medicine and Computer Science Applied to Medical Practice (CRIMEDIM)Research Group in Emergency and Disaster Medicine (ReGEDiM), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumDisaster medicine education has become extremely important, following the increase in mass casualty incidents, acts of terrorism and complex humanitarian emergencies. Recent studies have reported that health care professionals do not feel sufficiently knowledgeable in this area. The European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM) is a II level master organized by the University of Eastern Piedmont (Novara, Italy) and the Free University of Brussels (Belgium). Up to know, the EMDM has trained more than 400 students from all over the world, providing them with the appropriate competencies to coordinate medical response during crisis situations. This article provides a general overview of the Master’s framework and reports its influence on graduates' professional career.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00049/fullCertificationDisaster MedicineOutcomeDisaster Medicine EducationMaster degree |
| spellingShingle | Francesco eDella Corte Ives ehubloue Alba eRipoll Gallardo Luca eRagazzoni Pier Luigi eIngrassia Michel eDebacker The European Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine: a Decade of Exposure Frontiers in Public Health Certification Disaster Medicine Outcome Disaster Medicine Education Master degree |
| title | The European Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine: a Decade of Exposure |
| title_full | The European Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine: a Decade of Exposure |
| title_fullStr | The European Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine: a Decade of Exposure |
| title_full_unstemmed | The European Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine: a Decade of Exposure |
| title_short | The European Masters Degree in Disaster Medicine: a Decade of Exposure |
| title_sort | european masters degree in disaster medicine a decade of exposure |
| topic | Certification Disaster Medicine Outcome Disaster Medicine Education Master degree |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00049/full |
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