WMed focused on raising awareness for employees and students during National Safety Month

National Safety Month

The month of June is National Safety Month, a reminder that workplace and personal safety of faculty, residents, students and staff is of the utmost importance at the medical school.听

WMed has joined other organizations across the country to raise awareness about safety with the campaign 鈥淪afety is everyone鈥檚 responsibility.鈥 The campaign includes, among other things, the sharing of information, safety tips and reminders through several communication channels.听

鈥淲Med greatly values the safety of its faculty, residents, students, staff and patients,鈥 said Drake Olson, senior director of facilities at the medical school. 鈥淲e are continually looking at our systems to see how they can be improved.鈥

WMed鈥檚 security guards undergo annual to ensure the safety of employees and patients. In addition, Olson said, medical school leaders are in the process of installing panic buttons at each site that, when pushed, alert law enforcement of a potential problem.听

Additionally, the medical school鈥檚 emergency coordinators and Campus Safety Authorities take part in annual training. Emergency coordinators play a key leadership role in their respective departments during preparedness drills and actual emergencies, and CSAs are tasked with reporting any allegations of crimes to Olson should they occur. Within the next few months, faculty and staff members in each department will be trained on emergency measures and evacuation routing specific to their areas on WMed鈥檚 campuses.

WMed holds fire and tornado drills regularly during the year at the WMed campuses.听

The medical school also conducts a test of its emergency notification system in June. WMed uses the system to notify faculty, residents, students and staff of emergency situations, closures and other important information.

鈥淪afety is everyone鈥檚 responsibility, and it is our goal to train and empower our faculty, residents, students and staff to ensure a safe campus.鈥