Darren Aaron elected vice president of the American College Health Association
Darren Aaron, Student Health Service associate director and Wake Forest EMS advisor, has been elected vice president of the American College Health Association (ACHA), the nation’s principal leadership organization for advancing the health of college students and campus communities through advocacy, education and research. Aaron has been recognized for his outstanding leadership, professional skills and representation of Wake Forest. 
ACHA represents over 800 institutions of higher education and serves the collective health and wellness needs of 20 million college students and nearly 5,500 higher education health professionals. Its leaders advocate for the health and wellness of campus communities and play a critical role in helping shape the future of the association and the field of college health. Read more
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Wake Forest's student-run EMS to participate in drill
Wake Forest’s student-run Emergency Medical Service (EMS) will participate April 7 in a mass casualty drill to provide invaluable hands-on scenario training in the event of a serious accident or on- campus emergency.
The drill will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
In a highly visual event, the student volunteers will be dispatched to a simulated incident at the Coliseum and will practice how to call for additional resources to assist with the incident. The student EMTs will be unaware of what the incident is until the training occurs and will conduct themselves as though a mass casualty incident has happened, in keeping with how local and state emergency services train. “Patients” with varying degrees of simulated injuries will be a part of the incident.
The Wake Forest EMS is a group of student volunteers who respond as EMTs on campus to 911 medical calls 24/7 during the academic year. The EMS now has a new office on the ground floor of the Reynolds Gym near the Student Health Service, making it easier to respond to emergency calls on campus.
The Wake Forest EMS will participate in the drill in conjunction with the Forsyth County EMS, the Winston-Salem Fire Department, Wake Forest Student Health Service and the Wake Forest Police Department.
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Wake Forest EMS to hold training event on March 19
This message was emailed to students, faculty and staff on March 15 by Communications and External Relations:
The Wake Forest Emergency Medical Services team will participate March 19 in a mass casualty drill at the nearby BB&T University Center. (The original message incorrectly identified the location by its former name, Reynolda Business Center.)
The drill will run from 8 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at Wake Forest’s BB&T University Center, which is located at 2400 Reynolda Road across from the Reynolda Road entrance to the University.
The Wake Forest EMS team is a student-run organization with about 25 student volunteers who respond as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to 911 medical calls 24/7 during the academic year.
The drill is intended to provide hands-on training to prepare them for a potential serious accident or other emergency on campus. The students will be dispatched, in the drill, to a simulated incident and will practice how to call for additional resources to assist them. The student EMTs will unaware of what the incident is until the training occurs March 19 and will conduct themselves as though a mass casualty incident has happened.
The University Police Department, the Winston-Salem Police Department, the University’s Student Health Service, the Winston-Salem Fire Department and the Forsyth County EMS will participate in the drill.
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