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“AF AFTER MY WMI COURSE, I HAVE GAINED CONFIDENCE IN TRANSFERRING MY KNOWLEDGE AS A DOCTOR IN A
LARGE HOSPITAL TO THE WILDERNESS SETTING. I AM INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED BY YOUR TEACHING ABILITIES...
CONVEYING INFORMATION IN AN EASY, CONCRETE, USEFUL, AND FUN WAY. YOUR CLASSES WERE TOP-NOTCH. ”H.
Sara Selander, 2009
EDUCATION FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
WILDERNESS MEDICINE FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER
Managing a patient in a wilderness, remote, or disaster setting requires
you to adapt your existing medical knowledge into a new
context. This two-day course focuses on the critical wilderness
medicine skills needed to take care of a patient in an extended
care environment. These skills include orthopaedic injury management
and improvised splinting, focused spine assessment,
improvised litter construction, environmental emergency management,
and leadership and communication skills. We will provide you
with the latest information on decision-making principles that guide
wilderness treatment and evacuation decisions and allow you to apply
your new knowledge through practical scenarios and case studies.
DETAILS
Age: 18 & Over • Duration: 16 hours • Tuition: Varies (see website)
Eligibility: Current status as an EMT, physician, or nurse
Optional Credit: 16 hours of CEUs available for EMTs; 16 hours of Category 1 CMEs
available for physicians; Approved for up to 16 hours of credit towards a FAWM.
Dates and locations: www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/schedule.shtml
John Hovey
Medicine in the Wild students gain familiarity with a portable ultrasound during their
elective in the Gila Wilderness, New Mexico.
WILDERNESS UPGRADE FOR
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
Building on your background in urban emergency care you will
learn how to improvise equipment, deal with challenging environmental
conditions, and make difficult medical decisions in remote
locations. This intense, hands-on curriculum utilizes daily roleplays,
case studies, and practical scenarios. It covers a wide breadth
of wilderness medicine topics, current controversies, and an extended
night rescue.
DETAILS
Age: 18 & Over • Duration: 48 hours • Tuition: Varies (see website)
Eligibility: Current status as an EMT, physician, or nurse
Optional Credit: 4 semester hours of college credit; 48 hours of CEUs available for
EMTs; 36 hours of Category 1 CMEs available for physicians; Approved for up to
35.75 hours of credit towards a FAWM.
Dates and locations: www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/schedule.shtml
MEDICINE IN THE WILD
MEDICAL STUDENT ELECTIVE
WMI and the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency
(HAEMR) partner to offer the ultimate combination of wilderness
medicine, leadership, and medical education in a remote environment.
This is the ideal course for third- or fourth-year medical
students looking for a uniquely challenging opportunity to practice
medical decision-making in a backcountry setting. This is an unparalleled
opportunity to gain proficiency in wilderness medicine,
leadership, wilderness travel and living skills, and medical education
techniques. No other medical school elective offers this breadth of
curriculum or a true extended wilderness expedition.
DETAILS
Age: 23 & Over • Duration: 26 days • Tuition: $4,450
Eligibility: 3rd- and 4th-year medical students and residents
Optional Credit: Approved individually at student’s medical school
Dates and locations: page 108
Custom Training WMI also offers customized wilderness medicine and medical educator
trainings and presentations for medical professionals. We work with student interest groups,
medical schools, residencies, and clinical training programs. Contact us to discuss your needs.
102 www.nols.edu/wmi • (800) 710-NOLS ext. 4 • wmi@nols.edu