|Videos|May 8, 2014

Training for Disaster Medical Assistance Team Pharmacists

Shannon Manzi, PharmD, EMT, describes the sort of training given to pharmacists who serve on disaster medical assistance teams.

In this video, Shannon Manzi, PharmD, EMT, Team Lead, Emergency Services at Boston Children's Hospital, and Chief Pharmacist on the Metro Boston Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), describes the sort of training given to pharmacists who serve on DMATs.

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Training for Disaster Medical Assistance Team Pharmacists

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