2021-2022 Academic Catalog

PMO 1009 Domestic Disaster Management And Response

This course will provide an overview of the National Response Framework and how the US Government responds to domestic disasters. The course will review the phases of disaster response and the roles and responsibilities of local, state, and federal agencies. Federal guest lecturers will be invited to provide overviews of their Department's role in disaster response. The goal of the course is for students to understand the factors that will enable them as medical and public health leaders and responders to comprehensively assess these crises and effectively participate in their management and response.

Credits

2.25

Prerequisite

Concurrence of Course Director/Recommended: PMO 548