title: Designing a Medical Humanitarian Assistance Course for advanced practice nurses in the uniformed services.
abstract: The U.S. uniformed services frequently respond to natural and man-made disasters worldwide. Disaster management and humanitarian assistance has been a major focus of military medicine for well over a decade. Training for these missions is a priority for the U.S. military, specifically as a result of the Gulf War. The Medical Humanitarian Assistance Course for advanced practice nurses is a course available to train advanced practice nurses in disaster management and humanitarian assistance. This article will describe the evolution, design, format, and implementation of the Medical Humanitarian Assistance Course.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Aberle
authors.forename: Kennneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bethards
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Orsega
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D012066:Relief Work; D014481:United States