Advancing Systematic Change in the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS): Early Implementation of the US Department

Eric C Deussing1, Emily R Post1, Clark J Lee1

  • 1Eric C. Deussing, MD, MPH, FACPM, Capt MC USN (Ret.), is a Senior Advisor for Public Health and Former Director, Department of of Defense (DOD) National Disaster Medical System Pilot Program; Clemia Anderson III, MPH, Capt MSC USN, is Director, DOD National Disaster Medical System Pilot Program; Jeffrey D. Freeman, PhD, MPH, is Director; and Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH, is Director Emeritus; all at the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. Emily R. Post, PhD, is a Research Scientist; Clark J. Lee, JD, MPH, is a Senior Research Associate; Adeteju A. Adeniji, MPH, is a Research Coordinator; Allyson R. Sison, MA, is Stakeholder Engagement Manager; Michelle M. Kimball, MS, LTC USAR, is Director, Operations Mission; and Alison Ng, MS, is a Program Evaluator; all at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, supporting the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.

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|September 25, 2024
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