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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Disaster Medicine
  • Public Health Preparedness

Background:

  • Disaster medicine and preparedness training is frequently absent from U.S. medical school curricula.
  • Despite recommendations, few institutions mandate this crucial training for medical students.
  • Integrating disaster preparedness into rigorous medical education presents significant challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the experiences and opinions of medical students regarding a mandatory disaster preparedness training program.
  • To assess the feasibility and student reception of integrating disaster training into the first-year medical curriculum.

Main Methods:

  • A mandatory disaster preparedness curriculum was implemented for first-year medical students.
  • Training included lectures, practical skills simulation, and an interdisciplinary disaster exercise.
  • Student feedback was collected via surveys using a 5-point Likert scale.

Main Results:

  • High survey response rates were achieved across all training components.
  • Students strongly agreed that disaster preparedness should remain in the curriculum (4.58/5).
  • Practical skills sessions received exceptionally high ratings (4.97/5), and students found the exercise valuable for understanding real-world disaster challenges (4.2/5).

Conclusions:

  • The mandatory disaster preparedness training was successfully integrated and well-received by students.
  • This program demonstrates that disaster medicine training can be implemented without compromising the existing curriculum.
  • Future efforts should focus on interdisciplinary education to embed disaster medicine across all four years of medical school.