A consensus-based educational framework and competency set for the discipline of disaster medicine and public health preparedness

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-68

  Subbarao, Italo ^a   Lyznicki, James M ^a   Hsu, Edbert B ^b   Gebbie, Kristine M ^c   Markenson, David ^d   Barzansky, Barbara ^a   Armstrong, John H ^e   Cassimatis, Emmanuel G ^f   Coule, Philip L ^g   Dallas, Cham E ^g   King, Richard V ^h   Rubinson, Lewis ⁱ   Sattin, Richard ^g   Swienton, Raymond E ^h   Lillibridge, Scott ^j   Burkle, Frederick M ^k   Schwartz, Richard B ^g   James, James J ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^d NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^g MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

ⁱ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^j TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^k HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; DISASTER MEDICINE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; DISASTER MEDICINE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42949175686     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e31816564af     Document Type: Article

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