Fellowships
- Advanced post-graduate training for physicians (and select APPs).
- Disaster Medicine Fellowships (ACGME-adjacent / Non-ACGME)
- Typically 1–2 years; focus on disaster response, public health, policy, and leadership.
EMS Fellowships
Focus on medical oversight, systems of care, disaster integration.
Austere / Wilderness / Operational Medicine Fellowships
Overlap with disaster, humanitarian, and military medicine.
Operational / Austere Medicine Programs
- Often housed in academic EM or military-affiliated institutions
- (Varies by institution)
Certificate Programs
- Short- to medium-length structured credentials.
- Disaster & Emergency Management Certificates
Humanitarian & Global Health Certificates
Online Courses & MOOCs
Widely accessible, scalable education.
- WHO OpenWHO - Outbreak response, humanitarian emergencies, health systems resilience
- Coursera Program
- edX Program
- Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
- COCA calls, emergency preparedness modules
- Uniformed Services University (USU) - Disaster Health Education & Training
- TCCC / Prolonged Casualty Care / MCI
- Trauma and MCI-focused training linked to JTS CPGs
FEMA / Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
- FEMA Independent Study (IS) Courses
- Foundational emergency management training for clinicians and leaders.
NCDMPH – HELP & Advanced Disaster Education
- Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) Course
- Flagship disaster medicine course used internationally.
