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UCSF Police Department: Education, Training and Drills

There are a number of resources available to help you prepare yourself for emergencies.

Educational Resources:

American Hospital Association: Emergency Readiness

California Department of Public Health: Learning Resources for Professionals

California Distance Learning Health Network

CDC: Public Health Training Network

FEMA: Emergency Management Institute Training

LSU Agricultural Center: State Disaster Education Resources

National Disaster Education Coalition

SUNY Albany Center for Public Health Preparedness

UCTV: California Preparedness Education Network

Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response: Online Training

Training:

UCSF Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness NIMS training requirements

Emergency Preparedness Town Hall Presentation

Other training programs include:

Hazardous Materials Training
OSHA requires hospitals to provide a minimum of eight hours of training to staff who are expected to decontaminate victims or handle victims before they are thoroughly decontaminated. Clinicians and nonclinicians from both the medical center and campus are eligible to take this training. Preregistration is required and may be done online on the UCSF Office of Environmenal Health & Safety website.

Drills:

UCSF Emergency Operations Center engages in practice drills at least twice yearly.