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Methods of Instruction of the Incident Command System and Related Topics at US Veterinary Schools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2014

Joe S Smith  and
Gretchen A Kuldau
Joe S Smith*
Affiliation:
University of California Davis William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Davis, California
Gretchen A Kuldau
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Joe S Smith, DVM, MPS, 1 Garrod Drive, University of California Davis William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Davis, CA 95616 (e-mail: jss303@psualum.com).
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Abstract

Objective

The Incident Command System (ICS) is an adaptable construct designed to streamline response efforts to a disaster or other incident. We aimed to examine the methods used to teach the ICS at US veterinary schools and to explore alternative and novel methods for instruction of this material.

Methods

A total of 29 US accredited veterinary schools (as of February 2012) were surveyed, and 18 of the 29 schools responded.

Results

The ICS and related topics were taught by both classroom methods and online instruction by most of the surveyed schools. Several of the schools used readily available Federal Emergency Management Agency and US Department of Agriculture resources to aid in instruction. Most schools used one course to teach the ICS, and some schools also used unique methods such as field exercises, drills, side-by-side training with disaster response teams, elective courses, extracurricular clubs, and externships to reinforce the ICS and related topics. Some of the surveyed institutions also utilized fourth-year clinical rotations and field deployments during actual disasters as a component of their ICS and emergency response curriculum.

Conclusion

The ICS is being taught at some form at a significant number of US veterinary schools. Additional research is needed to evaluate the efficacy of the teaching methods of the ICS in US veterinary schools. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;8:505-510)

Keywords

animal diseasesbioterrorismdisaster planningemergency preparednesseducationpublic health professional
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 8 , Issue 6 , December 2014 , pp. 505 - 510
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2014 

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