title: Disaster preparedness: what training do our interns receive during medical school?
abstract: Disaster preparedness training is a critical component of medical student education. Despite recent natural and man-made disasters, there is no national consensus on a disaster preparedness curriculum. The authors designed a survey to assess prior disaster preparedness training among incoming interns at an academic teaching hospital. In 2010, the authors surveyed incoming interns (n = 130) regarding the number of hours of training in disaster preparedness received during medical school, including formal didactic sessions and simulation, and their level of self-perceived proficiency in disaster management. Survey respondents represented 42 medical schools located in 20 states. Results demonstrated that 47% of interns received formal training in disaster preparedness in medical school; 64% of these training programs included some type of simulation. There is a need to improve the level of disaster preparedness training in medical school. A national curriculum should be developed with aspects that promote knowledge retention.
authors: 1Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
authors: Edward
authors: E
authors: Jasper
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Berg
authors: Matthew
authors: M
authors: Reid
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Gomella
authors: Danielle
authors: D
authors: Weber
authors: Arielle
authors: A
authors: Schaeffer
authors: Albert
authors: A
authors: Crawford
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: Mealey
authors: Dale
authors: D
authors: Berg
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000145:classification
keywords: bioterrorism; disaster preparedness; medical school education; training