The Master of Science in Healthcare Emergency Management (HEM) at Boston University School of Medicine focuses on educating professionals in the fields of healthcare, public health, and public safety to prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate disasters. The program is dedicated to training the next generation of healthcare emergency managers who will populate hospital and public health leadership positions.

Using innovative web-based video conferencing software, MegaMeeting®, students and instructors from all over the world are able to attend our lectures—giving students the option to earn their degree in-person or virtually in real-time!

In the past few months, our students have had multiple opportunities for exposure to the emergency management field. To name a few, they served as exercise evaluators in a mass prophylaxis exercise for H1N1 and seasonal flu, planned and ran their own tabletop exercises for the Boston area, served as panelists in a closed workshop for the CDC and HHS in DC addressing the issue of mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers, and were briefed by emergency managers at the Boston EOC.

According to U.S. News and World Report (usnews.com), emergency management is ranked in the top 50 careers for 2010 and the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an additional need of 43% by 2018. 52% of jobs posted in the emergency management field prefer a Master’s Degree.

Upon completing a Master of Science in Healthcare Emergency Management (HEM) at Boston University School of Medicine you have the potential to increase your salary by $28,000 - $52,000.

Boston University Healthcare Emergency Management is always accepting applications. Please visit us on the web at http://www.bumc.bu.edu/bmcm/ for more information.


For more information, contact: Sushma Hallock Administrative Director
 Phone: 617-414-2353 Email: HEM@bu.edu

Jennifer Singer
 Outreach Coordinator
 Phone: 617-414-2309 Email: JSinger@bu.edu