Education

The following educational opportunities are offered by the Center for Disaster Medicine.

Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS)
The AHLS courses are comprehensive training programs providing the critical skills needed to treat victims exposed to toxic substances. AHLS is offered in collaboration with the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology.  The courses address the medical challenges of hazmat incidents, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, and everyday hazardous materials. Instructor courses are available. Office of Domestic Preparedness training funds can be used to host a Provider course or to send a person to a Provider course (Course Number ME-001-RESP). For information about ODP funding, contact your state's Homeland Security Director.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advances Life Support (PALS)
These American Heart Association courses are offered to groups of licensed healthcare providers across the state by certified instructors. The ACLS or PALS courses are usually scheduled by healthcare agency representatives for their employees.

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)
These Emergency Nurses Association courses provide specialized knowledge for trauma and pediatric nursing. The TNCC and ENPC courses are offered to hospitals and clinics throughout the state by certified instructors.

Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians developed this specialized course for emergency medical technicians who want to enhance their skills in trauma care.  The PHTLS course is available in Albuquerque and is taught by certified instructors.

Disaster Medicine Speakers Bureau
The UNM Center for Disaster Medicine provides presentations on various topics in emergency preparedness and disaster medicine for small or large groups of healthcare providers, volunteers, university personnel, and community members.  These presentations are given by CDM staff and faculty, as well as faculty from other divisions in the Health Sciences Center.

CDM also supports a two-year fellowship for physician training in the area of research and service in disaster medicine and pre-hospital care.

For information about these educational opportunities, or to request a course in your community, please call 505-272-6240. Or click on the links below for further training oppotunities offered by NMDHS and NDMS.

» NM Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management

» FEMA Training