Certification in disaster medicine responds to growing need
Certification in disaster medicine responds to growing need
Recent events have exposed a nationwide shortage of physicians appropriately trained to respond to disasters. To address this issue, the American Board of Physician Specialists established the American Board of Disaster Medicine to foster, coordinate, build, and facilitate partnerships between disaster medicine specialists and all levels of government and the private sector.
Physicians from a range of backgrounds are needed to enable comprehensive response when disaster strikes. The board will begin accepting applications on May 1, 2006, and plans to administer the first examination in the fall of 2006. For more information, visit www.abpsga.org/certification/disaster_medicine/index.htmlor contact: William Carbone, American Association of Physician Specialists;e-mail: wcarbone@aapsga.org.
(Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. XXX No. 5 May 2006)
