Med school teaches bioterror response: AAMC cites program as a model - Association of American Medical Colleges

HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement, Jan, 2003

"We were approached by the AAMC, who wanted to know how we `anticipated' the bioterror problem, and how others can learn the same things," he recalls. "I was invited to help develop a plan on how to bring curricula like this to other medical schools." There have been several meetings, and interestingly enough, what Mahoney and his colleagues have proposed is right in keeping with the thinking of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"Our goal is to have all medical personnel brought up to a certain basic level of competence to approaching these events--knowing the first steps, and then beyond that knowing how to work with a team of experts," Mahoney concludes.

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* John D. Mahoney, MD, Assistant Dean for Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh Medical School. Telephone: (412) 648-8714.