The 2025 Pre-Deployment Course: A Resounding Success!

The BIDMC Fellowship in Disaster Medicine Pre-Deployment Course is a comprehensive 4-day training program and is conducted in a field setting. The course covers all aspects of international deployments, from the initial briefing to demobilization, and is designed to make the students feel as if they are on deployment. Attendees are presented with a wide variety of topics and practical exercise applications. Topics include; Team Dynamics, Psychological Issues, Base of Operations Considerations, Go Bags, Patient Movement, H.E.A.T, Threat Assessment, W.H.O. Requirements for Foreign E.M.T.’s, W.H.O. Reporting, Conflict Resolution, and Field Ethics, among others.