Perspectives of future physicians on disaster medicine and public health preparedness: Challenges of building a capable and sustainable auxiliary medical workforce

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 210-216

  Kaiser, Heather E ^d   Barnett, Daniel J ^a   Hsu, Edbert B ^b   Kirsch, Thomas D ^a   James, James J ^c   Subbarao, Italo ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^c AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Disaster preparedness; Medical education and training; Medical students; Willingness to respond; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TERRORISM;

ADULT; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TERRORISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77449108622     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e3181aa242a     Document Type: Article

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