Travel Emergencies
Whether traveling domestically or abroad on MIT-related travel, the Institute provides support resources to ensure your health and safety.
International Emergencies
In order to support the MIT community traveling abroad on MIT-related travel, the Institute uses International SOS (ISOS) to provide international medical, security travel assistance, and safety information. In a travel emergency, please follow the instructions below:
Call ISOS:
Phone: +1-215-942-8478 MIT ID#: 11BSGC000066
*Call collect any time. International calling codes for the United States can vary please check this website for the correct code.
- Medical Emergency: seek care at the nearest medical facility. If you do not know where this is, or if follow-up and support services are needed, contact ISOS.
- Natural Disaster or Political Event (ex: civil unrest, terrorist attack, etc.), contact ISOS immediately.
- Criminal Event (ex: assault, robbery, etc.) contact ISOS. They will assist in providing further direction on contacting local resources.
For full information, please visit the MIT ISOS Page.
Domestic Emergencies
If an incident occurs that affects the off-campus MIT community members or those traveling domestically, the Institute will activate it’s Domestic Emergency Plan. The goal is to connect you to resources (police/fire/EMS, hospitals, lodging, shelters, etc.) that will aid your recovery. If you have an off-campus emergency, please follow the below instructions:
- Call 911 (to get immediate help from the local services).
- Then contact any MIT office, such as:
- MIT Police (617) 253-1212
- MIT Medical (617) 253-4481
- Human Resources (617) 253-4251
- Dean On Call (617) 253-1212
- Dean for Student Life (617) 253-8566
- Any department lead