The BIDMC Fellowship in Disaster Medicine is a 1-year program in which fellows develop an expertise in all aspects of Disaster Medicine through a robust, personalized didactic and field-based curriculum, taught by faculty with vast domestic and global experience.
We are currently accepting applications for the 2025-26 academic year. Custom programs and off-cycle applications will also be considered. If you are interested in enrolling in one or more of our course offerings contact us for more information.
Fellowship Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Fellowship in Disaster Medicine is now celebrating its 18th year in operation, with over 120 alumni in the United States and around the world.
Qualified fellows develop an expertise in all aspects of Disaster Medicine, including mass casualty care, EMS disaster operations, humanitarian crisis response, chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear (CBRN), hospital-based emergency management, disaster simulation, and counter-terrorism medicine.
Residential fellows receive an academic appointment at Harvard Medical School and have the opportunity to train at institutions and schools across the Harvard-wide system. Alumni from this unrivaled educational program have become national and global leaders in the field.
Field Rotations
Fellows participate in emergency preparedness training, organizational meetings and field activities in Boston, New England region, nationally and internationally through our many partners and affiliated faculty.
Didactics and Research
A comprehensive curriculum in Disaster Medicine that includes a pre-deployment course, research projects, concentrations in hospital-based emergency management, CBRN, Counter-Terrorism Medicine, and EMS disaster operations, as well as fellow-run tabletop drills and full-scale exercises.
Deployments and Real World
Fellows are taking multiple roles in Boston Marathon Preparation and Operations, as well as designing and executing large-scale exercises involving over 20 different state agencies. Fellows also participate in the operational activities of our seven centers of excellence around the world.