Erin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of California, San Diego, the Chief of the Global Emergency Medicine Division and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Disaster Medicine fellowship program director. Dr. Noste completed her B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of California Santa Barbara and her medical degree at the University of California Davis. She then continued her medical training with residency in Emergency Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center. Following her residency training, Dr. Noste completed fellowships in Operational and Disaster Medicine as well as EMS. Dr. Noste has worked on EMS development projects in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and the development of disaster response teams internationally. She previously served as the Deputy Medical Director for Team Rubicon, a disaster relief, non-profit organization and led the organization to become North America’s first classified Emergency Medical Team by the World Health Organization. She serves as a consultant in the Western Pacific Region for countries developing national Emergency Medical Teams.

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