Table 5.

Responses for Leaders and Managers that reported < 40% Somewhat or Not Very Important (119 item survey)

Survey Section	N	% Somewhat or Not Very Important	% Confident	% Difference
Role Specific Indicators: Planning
For State’s lab: Summarize procedures for arranging analysis of a specimen at CDC labs.	10	57%	30%	27%
Design a plan to secure resources not available as part of the Strategic National Stock pile.	19	42%	26%	16%
Role Specific Indicators: Direct Patient Care
Summarize the impact of a mass casualty event on your ability to maintain your current patient care responsibilities.	16	41%	27%	14%
Provide appropriate care for challenged/vulnerable persons during a wide-scale event (i.e., aged, pregnant women, disabled).	15	47%	20%	27%
Role Specific Indicators: Laboratory Science/Pathology
Summarize written policies and procedures for rapid specimen identification and reporting.	16	53%	0%	53%
Correlate type of specimen to appropriate level of laboratory required for specimen receipt and analysis.	16	63%	0%	63%
Identify where to get information about post mortem care precautions for mass casualties and/or those killed by chemical or biologic agents.	17	41%	29%	12%
Describe the ethical, legal, cultural, and safety issues related to handling and storage of the dead in a large-scale disaster.	17	47%	18%	29%
Role Specific Indicators: Cultural Responsiveness
Describe the impact of restricted funeral procedures on varied cultural groups.	17	41%	24%	17%
Role Specific Indicators: Border (Binational/Bilingual) Competencies
Describe epidemiological processes, as identified in your cross-border binational plan, used to investigate disease outbreaks in a binational manner	17	41%	6%	35%
Demonstrate the ability to conduct an interview as part of a binational epidemiological investigation in both languages, if necessary	17	53%	24%	29%
Assess the existing bilingual language skills/abilities of a group of learners	17	41%	18%	23%