Feb. 13, 2018Tuesday disaster medicinedrone Evolution in medicine The hero behind the HiRO teaches students to dream big A disaster medicine DO now instructs students on how to respond to emergencies, drone included.
Nov. 18, 2016Friday disaster medicine Community service Bullets fly and your neighbor gets caught in the crossfire. What would you do? Tim Bryan, DO, uses his background as a combat medic to train Philadelphia residents how to provide aid to shooting victims.
Oct. 26, 2016Wednesday disaster medicine In case of emergency Disaster Response 101: 5 top tips on being ready for the unthinkable Physicians can prepare by taking classes, staying in-the-know and understanding a few crucial components of disaster medicine.
May 14, 2015Thursday disaster medicineemergency medicine Emergency care Amtrak crash: DO who treated victims lauds preparation, teamwork Disaster drills and teamwork helped Rob Danoff, DO, assist the victims of the most serious disaster he’s encountered in his career.
April 29, 2015Wednesday disaster medicineinternational A Time to Serve DO, medical students lend aid amid chaos following Nepal earthquake A Massachusetts emergency physician and two MSUCOM students join relief efforts in wake of natural disaster.
Oct. 29, 2014Wednesday disaster medicineOMED 2014 Courage Under Fire ‘This could happen to you’: Lessons learned from explosion in West, Texas George Smith, DO, who coordinated disaster response following the explosion, urged DOs to amp up their disaster readiness chops.
April 24, 2013Wednesday disaster medicinepatient care Local hero DO at center of West, Texas, explosion recounts night of horror As the town’s EMS director, George N. Smith, DO, coordinated disaster relief efforts following the explosion.
April 19, 2013Friday disaster medicine Surviving the aftermath In face of tragedy, DOs in Boston Marathon shaken but inspired, renewed While deeply saddened by the day’s events, DOs say they are encouraged by the displays of kindness and empathy they witnessed.
April 18, 2013Thursday disaster medicine From celebration to tragedy DOs at Boston Marathon become first responders to gruesome scene Two DOs—a race medical director and a runner—quickly responded to the bomb blasts.
June 2, 2011Thursday disaster medicinevolunteer Helping hand VCOM-VC volunteers deliver supplies to tornado-struck clinic in Alabama Three days after a tornado struck Birmingham, six students and two deans loaded a truck with medical equipment and drove south.