For more information contact:
Email: gwems@gwu.edu
Phone: (202) 973-1520

Emergency Health Services Secondary Field of Study

Mission and Focus

The Emergency Health Services Program at The George Washington University shall place paramount the responsibility to develop, enrich, and grow the field of emergency medical services through academics, research, leadership, and expert counsel to interests at the local, regional, national, and international levels. This will be accomplished by:

• Developing effective leaders in emergency medical services
• Educating and collaborating with medical providers of all levels of experience, ability, and scope of practice to the ideals of prehospital medicine
• Guiding the evolution of prehospital medicine by providing valid and meaningful research relevant to emergency services and publishing those outcomes
• Participation in committees, conferences, group meetings of peers, and similar assemblies
• Creating curricula and coursework that is contemporary, clearly defined, challenging, and of interest to the providers of EMS and other allied health professionals.