National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation Explained

The National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) is a non-profit organization founded to promote and advocate for campus-based emergency medical services.[1] The organization was founded in with the goal of facilitating the exchange of information amongst collegiate EMS agencies. In 1994, NCEMSF held the first of its annual conferences, which have since become a cornerstone of the organization.

Annual Conference

Since 1994, the NCEMSF has held a yearly conference hosted by a member college or university.

YearMonth/DayLocationHost School(s)Notes
2017Baltimore, MDJohns Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO)
2016February 26–28Philadelphia, PA
2015February 27-March 1Baltimore, MD
2014February 28-March 2Boston, MA
2013February 22–24Washington, D.C.20th Anniversary
2012February 24–26Baltimore, MDJohns Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO)
2011February 25–27Philadelphia, PA
2010February 26–28Baltimore, MDJohns Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO)
2009February 27 - March 1Washington, D.C.The George Washington University and Georgetown University
2008February 29 - March 2Philadelphia, PAUniversity of Pennsylvania, Rowan University,and Villanova University15th Anniversary
2007February 23–25Baltimore, MDUMBC & Johns Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO)
2006February 24–26Boston, MABrandeis Univ., Boston Univ., Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., and Tufts Univ.
2005February 25–27Philadelphia, PAVillanova Univ. & Ursinus College
2004February 27–29Baltimore, MDJohns Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO)
2003February 21–23Washington, DCGeorge Washington University
2002November 8–10Dayton, OHUniversity of DaytonRegional Conference
2002February 8–10Long Island, NYSUNY Stony Brook
2001February 9–11Rochester, NYRochester Institute of Technology
2000February 11–13Newark, DelawareUniversity of Delaware
1999February 12–14Syracuse, NYSyracuse University
1998April 17–19Hartford, CTTrinity College / University of Hartford
1997June 10–14Huntington, WVMarshall University
1996October 11–14Troy, NYRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1996March 22–24New York, NYFordham UniversityRegional Conference
1995November 3–5Philadelphia, PAVillanova University
1994April 8–10Washington, DCGeorgetown University

Membership

The following agencies are active NCEMSF members:

Alfred University Rescue Squad (AURS), Alfred, New York

American University First Response Team (AUFRT), Washington, D.C.

Harpur’s Ferry Student Volunteer Ambulance Service, Binghamton, New York

Brown University EMS (BEMS), Providence, Rhode Island

Carnegie Mellon University Emergency Medical Service (CMUEMS), Pittsburgh

Case Western Reserve University Emergency Medical Services (CWRU EMS), Cleveland

Clark University Emergency Medical Services (CUEMS), Worcester, Massachusetts

College of Charleston EMS (COFCEMS), Charleston, South Carolina

Fordham University Emergency Medical Service (FUEMS), The Bronx, New York City

Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service (GERMS), Washington, D.C.

Hopkins Emergency Response Organization (HERO) (HERO), Baltimore

Loyola Marymount University EMS (LMU EMS), Los Angeles

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Emergency Medical Services (MIT EMS), Cambridge, Massachusetts

RPI Ambulance (RPIA), Troy, New York

Rice University EMS (REMS), Houston

RIT Ambulance (RITA), Rochester, New York

Santa Clara University EMS (SCU EMS), Santa Clara, California

Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC), Stony Brook, New York

Five Quad VAS, Albany, New York

Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps of SUNY Oswego Inc. (SAVAC), Oswego, New York

Oneonta State Emergency Squad (OSES), Oneonta, New York

Syracuse University ambulance, Syracuse, New York

Temple University EMS, Philadelphia

GW EMS / Emergency Medical Response Group (EMeRG), Washington, D.C.

Colorado University Emergency Medical Services (CUEMS), Boulder, Colorado

University of Delaware Emergency Care Unit (UDECU), Newark, Delaware

Longhorn EMS (LEMS), Austin, Texas

https://udayton.edu/publicsafety/ems/squad/index.php, Dayton, Ohio

Ursinus College Emergency Medical Services/Quick Response Service 393 (UC EMS/QRS 393), Collegeville, Pennsylvania

Emergency Support Team (EST), St. Louis

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mission and History. National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation. 2016-05-14.