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Jamie Baxter (fifth from left) with her fellow National Disaster Medical System Disaster Medical Assistance Team members at the Camp Ashland Army National Guard Base near Omaha, Nebraska.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Boise State alumna Jamie Baxter\u2019s job as an emergency nurse has no borders. Shortly after she joined the National Disaster Medical System\u2019s (NDMS) Disaster Medical Assistance Team in 2001, Baxter was deployed to Ground Zero in response to the September 11 attacks. In 2018, she provided medical aid to those affected by Typhoon Yutu, which caused catastrophic destruction in Saipan, Tinian and the Philippines. Her latest mission was helping 57 evacuees from Wuhan, China \u2013 the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak \u2013 at Camp Ashland Army National Guard Base outside of Omaha, Nebraska. There, she monitored a 14-day quarantine order issued by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jamie Baxter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Baxter spent 40 years as a registered nurse before checking off an item on her bucket list at the age of 64: a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Boise State University, which she completed in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Boise State program sparked a passion for learning that gave me the confidence to pursue an advanced nursing degree,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was priceless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The curriculum included cultural sensitivity training and a focus on connectedness with one another through technology, both of which she says have aided her during her recent assignment in Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Camp Ashland, Baxter was responsible for the health and safety of nearly 100 personnel, including the team\u2019s physicians, nurses, paramedics, information technology and public affairs specialists, and command and control staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe coronavirus medical response was a small cog in a large wheel. Our actions, no matter how small, can make a difference,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baxter\u2019s passion to help organizations and communities prepare for disaster and emergency events not only is evident during national or global crises, but local ones, too. Baxter is an emergency response nurse at the Amazon fulfillment center in Nampa and also volunteers at Genesis Community Clinic, which serves uninsured individuals in Boise. She hopes to expand her work in the rural, underserved areas of Idaho while remaining part of NDMS\u2019s team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Evacuees from Wuhan, China, were evaluated for symptoms of COVID-19 at Travis Air Force Base by responders from the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). Photo by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCultures and people may be different, but human suffering is something felt by all,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NDMS is a resource of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide medical support for local and state agencies that are often overwhelmed during disasters or public health emergencies. Its various response teams are composed of 5,000 physicians, nurses, paramedics and other staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEach experience has brought a different perspective and a different learning,\u201d Baxter said, referring to her academic and professional career. \u201cI call it tools in the tool belt.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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