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August 5, 2026

Educational Courses & Programs

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.


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.

Disaster Health Core Curriculum


Professional Organization Courses

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