Disaster Response

Robert M. Gougelet, MD is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Dartmouth Medical School, and the Director of the New England Center for Emergency Preparedness. Dr Gougelet is an early developer of one of the nation's first Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT), and through DMAT, has responded to numerous national and international medical disasters. Dr. Gougelet has worked extensively with the US Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Command to develop a community resources planning guide and several community based surge capacity models. Dr. Gougelet provides Medical Direction for emergency response efforts in New Hampshire and Vermont and directs the Northern New England Metropolitan Medical Response System.http://dms.dartmouth.edu/necep/people/

The New England Center for Emergency Preparedness (NECEP) is a collaborative organization involved in the regionalization and coordination of planning and response for Northern New England in the case of a disaster or mass casualty event. The center is dedicated to improving emergency response for the Northern New England region through collaboration with federal, State, and local agencies across the disciplines of emergency preparedness, homeland security, and public health, as well as with other organizations and institutions.

Although Northern New England, which includes the States of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, is primarily rural,

there is a distinct need to coordinate with the rest of the New England region, which includes several major population centers. Major disasters that may occur in the nearby cities of Boston or New York will affect the entire region. Because of this, wide regional collaboration is essential.

Currently, NECEP is coordinating emergency planning and response with Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont through the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) as well as through a variety of State projects, regional, and local projects.http://dms.dartmouth.edu/necep/about/

Medical School: MD, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, 1983
Residency: Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, OH, Family Practice, 1984-87
Board Certification: Family Medicine, 1987, 1995 Forensic Medicine, 1996
Specialties: Emergency Medicine
Practice Note: Bioterrorism, Emergency and Disaster Medicine Gougelet Page at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Images from Gougelet's 2008 Slides about humanitarian efforts for the 2004 Iranian Earthquake as a member of an IMSuRT team (International Medical Surgical Response Team).