EDHS Seminar – "Emergency Management in Healthcare"
Please join us for our grad seminar on March 27, 2024!
Please join us on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 3-5 pm for the Emergency and Disaster Health Systems Graduate Speaker Seminar Series via WebEx. The speaker's information and seminar topic can be found below. Please help us welcome this week’s speaker by attending the seminar, and please bring your questions and discussion points!
We hope to see everyone there!
All majors are welcome!
Speaker Information:
Jonathan Bratt, MS
Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Resilience
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Seminar Topic:
“Emergency Management in Healthcare”
Speaker Bio:
Jonathan Bratt, MS
MS: Rochester Institute of Technology’s Center for Advanced Defense Studies – Counterterrorism & Emergency Management
BS: University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Emergency Health Sciences
Jon joined UMB in 2018 where he was appointed as UMB's inaugural emergency manager. Following the COVID response, Jon was promoted to Assistant Vice President in 2023 where he now leads the institution’s, Environmental Health & Safety, Public & Occupational Health, and Emergency Management programs.
Before joining UMB, Jon held the position of Director of the Regional Programs Division at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems. There, he led a team tasked with managing various facets of the state's emergency medical services, including pre-hospital care, hospital specialty accreditation, and system evaluation.
From 2008 to 2012, Jon was part of FEMA's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Branch, serving as Deputy Team Leader for the Domestic Emergency Support Team. During this tenure, Jon actively supported the Department of State’s Prevention of Nuclear Smuggling Program, collaborating with foreign governments to devise operational strategies to counter and respond to nuclear weapons incidents.
Governor Hogan appointed Jon to the Governor's Emergency Management Advisory Council in 2020, where he assumed the role of chair of the legislative subcommittee.
Jon's commitment to public service extends beyond his professional roles. He has been serving as an EMS provider since 2001, maintaining an active role as a paramedic/firefighter in Maryland. Additionally, Jon serves as a Deputy Team Commander with the NJ-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team.
Location: 900 Walker Ave, Room 114, or online via Webex
Meeting number:
2633 827 4060
Meeting password:
36350242
Join by phone
+1-202-860-2110 United States Toll (Washington D.C.)
Attendee access code: 36350242
Please note that the Dept of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems (EDHS) has temporarily moved (due to renovations of Sherman Hall) to the 900 Walker Building. Address is 900 Walker Ave. (building located behind the Walker Apartments, towards Wilkins Ave.) in the main EHS classroom Walker 114. Enter the front doors and follow the signs to the department area & classroom (Room 114). Link to map (see upper right corner on Walker Avenue, it is the building entitled Baltimore County Courthouse): https://mcac.umbc.edu/maps-and-directions/
Posted: March 22, 2024, 8:49 PM
