M.S. in Disaster Medicine and Management

There is a growing demand for highly organized disaster-preparedness infrastructure and individuals with expertise in this area. Philadelphia University's Master of Science in Disaster Medicine and Management is a comprehensive online graduate degree program encompassing all facets of disaster management. Students study terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, hazardous materials, natural disasters, psychological aspects of disasters, acute traumatic-stress intervention, public-health considerations of disasters, research methods and disaster planning and management including risk assessment, incident command and resource allocation.

Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in emergency medicine would benefit from this degree program as would EMTs and paramedics, environmental-health professionals, healthcare and government administrators, military members, non-governmental agency administrators, public-health professionals, and emergency managers.