Volunteers are required to complete several mandatory trainings within one year of attending a volunteer orientation session. The mandatory trainings are: Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS); the Modular Emergency Medical System (MEMS); Answering the Call; CPR and first aid; and two courses from the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Independent Study Program: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System and IS-700, Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Volunteers will also be informed of optional trainings, workshops, conferences and lectures.
Choose from the following list for Volunteer Training details:
Volunteers are encouraged to keep track of all trainings by using the Record of Volunteer Trainings form. Once the mandatory trainings are complete, the form should be submitted to the MRC Coordinator. The form can be accessed by clicking on Record of Volunteer Trainings below to view, print out and/or email:
The mandatory volunteer trainings must be completed within one year of attending a volunteer orientation session. The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS), the Modular Emergency Medical System (MEMS), and Answering the Call are shown once a month at the Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM). After viewing the videos volunteers must complete a competency test. If you plan on attending a scheduled showing, please call Kitty Juul at 272-6210 to reserve a space.
CPR and first aid classes will be offered at CDM, and the FEMA independent study courses can be completed online. The FEMA Independent Study Program required courses are: IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System and IS-700, Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Metropolitan Medical Response System
The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS), funded by the United States Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), was designed to enhance local emergency preparedness
during a public health crisis through coordination of communities’ resources.
Modular Emergency Medical System
The Modular Emergency Response System (MEMS) was designed to be a
model of how a community can respond to a disaster by expansion
of its capability to deliver health care. This presentation
provides a background of MEMS and an introduction to the main
components of the MEMS model. One will become familiar with the
Neighborhood Emergency Help Center (NEHC), Acute Care Center
(ACC), Medical Command and Control (MCC), Casualty Transport
system (CTS), Community Outreach (CO) and Mass Prophylaxis (MP).
Answering the Call
This course provides an introduction to basic concepts of
emergency response and describes the roles and responsibilities
of New Mexico agencies in a public health emergency. The
course is divided into four instructional modules. All sessions
are fully funded by the US Health Resources and Services
Administration and are being offered at no charge to participants.
MRC Volunteers can register at here.
CPR and First Aid
Starting in the summer of 2005 CPR and First Aid classes will be
offered at the Center for Disaster Medicine.
You can find and register for these courses by clicking the link and registering with MRC Train...http://www.mrc.train.org
FEMA Independent Study Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Department
of Homeland Security offers free distance learning courses. The
two required courses for volunteers, Introduction to the
Incident Command System and the National Incident Management
System, are available on the FEMA website.
FEMA: IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System, I-100, for Federal Disaster Workers
This course is designed to give an introduction to the principles, common terminology and position responsibilities when responding to an event using the Incident Command System. The course introduces the student to ICS functions and their primary responsibilities, ICS organizational units, span of control, major incident facilities and the function of each, what an Incident Action Plan is and how it is used, and the common responsibilities associated with incident assignments from the federal disaster response workforce perspective.FEMA: IS-700 National Incident Management system (NIMS), an Introduction
This course introduces NIMS and explains the purpose, principles, key components and benefits of NIMS. The course also contains “Planning Activity” screens, giving one the opportunity to complete planning tasks during the course.A description of NIMS is provided:
Developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) integrates effective practices in emergency preparedness and response into a comprehensive national framework for incident management. The NIMS will enable responders at all levels to work together more effectively to manage domestic incidents no matter what the cause, size or complexity.
The benefits of the NIMS system will be significant:
- Standardized organizational structures, processes and procedures;
- Standards for planning, training and exercising, and personnel qualification standards;
- Equipment acquisition and certification standards;
- Interoperable communications processes, procedures and systems;
- Information management systems; and
- Supporting technologies – voice and data communications systems, information systems, data display systems and specialized technologies.
Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) and Advance Disaster Life Support (ADLS)
Over the past three decades, nationally recognized and validated training programs for Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) have become a standard part of civilian and U.S. military medical training curricula and continuing medical education (CME). During the 1990’s, the evolving need for similar advanced training in the recognition and management of “all-hazards” threats (nuclear, biological, chemical, explosive and natural disasters), was recognized. To meet this need, several academic institutions developed analogous National Disaster Life Support (NDLS) course consisting of Basic and Advanced Disaster Life Support (BDLS) courses. These courses target resident-physicians, critical care/emergency nurses, paramedics, primary care providers, and medical students.
BDLS curriculum is developed with an all-hazards approach (recognition and management) to disaster response. Individual chapters within the didactic curriculum are incorporating a unifying algorithm called the “D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R paradigm”. Also, the concepts of MASS Triage and Disaster Casualty Zones are reinforced continually throughout the chapters. Participants can receive certification for completion of this didactic portion of the course. Those successfully completing the BDLS didactic course can then participate in ADLS.
The ADLS portion of the training program is focused at the provider who has already taken the BDLS program. The ADLS training consists of an intensive two-day course, focused on the development of “hands on” skills and allows the provider to apply the knowledge learned in BDLS using simulated disasters.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
offers free online training in public health related issues. Training modules cover such
topics as smallpox and plague, and video webcasts and conferences are available at no
cost. CME, CNE, CHES and CEU credits are available for some of these courses.
Center for Health and the Global Environment
Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment was
founded to promote research into the relationship between health
and environmental change. The Center offers online courses
designed for current and future medical professionals, policy-makers and public health experts.
Critical Response Emergency Systems Training
The Center for Disaster Medicine in the Department of Emergency
Medicine at the University of New Mexico has developed a
training program designed to meet the educational needs of
healthcare professionals in New Mexico. This program, called the Critical Response Emergency Systems
Training (CREST) program, offers courses on concepts of
emergency preparedness and response. The CREST program also
offers Continuing Medical Education courses for healthcare professionals.
Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers educational
resources for researchers, teachers and students. Researchers
can gain access to the latest in environmental research,
teachers can review EPA curricula, and students can learn fun
facts about earth science.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Department of
Homeland Security offers a free distance learning program in
emergency management. The program is available to all residents
of the United States with a deliverable postal address.
Center for Disaster Medicine
MSC10 5560
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: (505) 272-6240
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