Disaster: Day of Crisis

Texas A&M Health Prepares Next Generation of Emergency Medical Responders

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 6, 2023

For 15 years, Texas A&M Health has been at the forefront of this training with its annual Disaster Day simulation.

Key Points: 
  • For 15 years, Texas A&M Health has been at the forefront of this training with its annual Disaster Day simulation.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230306005685/en/
    Texas A&M Health School of Nursing students triage patients during the 15th annual Texas A&M Health Disaster Day emergency response training simulation on March 3.
  • This year, Texas A&M Health collaborated with St. Joseph Health and the United States Military to enhance the simulation.
  • The United States Air Force 59th Air Medical Wing and Texas Air National Guard 136th Airlift Wing provided medical evacuations by airplane, while St. Joseph Health Air Med 12 facilitated airlifts via a helicopter.

Texas A&M Health Trains Hundreds of Students in Mass Disaster Scenario

Retrieved on: 
Friday, February 25, 2022

Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) today held its 14th annual Disaster Day, a student-led disaster simulation drill that engages hundreds of students from diverse health profession programs.

Key Points: 
  • Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) today held its 14th annual Disaster Day, a student-led disaster simulation drill that engages hundreds of students from diverse health profession programs.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220225005013/en/
    Texas A&M Health medical and nursing students attend to a patient during the annual Disaster Day emergency response simulation.
  • As students, we are usually working in silos, so it is exciting to work with other health profession students at Texas A&M Health.
  • Public health students manage the disaster and assess environmental issues that could affect a wider area beyond the disaster site.