Wilderness Medical Certification
Upon completion students will earn a wilderness first aid certification.
Wilderness medical certification. Recertify your course with a wfr recert or hybrid wfr recert course or look into our wafa and wfa courses for other recertification options. These are the industry standard for professional guides trip leaders search and rescue team members and more. The wilderness medicine training center is the only wilderness medicine provider who offers both standard and hybrid courses using teaching and learning strategies that inform one another. The wilderness medicine and rescue semester is a unique blend of wilderness skills medicine rescue and leadership.
Previous medical training is not required. Wilderness medical associates international is an organization devoted to the development of remote and practical medicine. The wilderness medical society is the premier international organization for professionals interested in the application of medicine in austere environments providing cme credits and fellowship of the academy of wilderness medicine credentials for those who combine their passion with their profession. Learning takes place both in the classroom and in outdoor settings.
We are medical and rescue professionals researchers experienced educators and advocates for healthcare in remote settings and hostile environments. Courses include the 10 day wilderness first responder and our intensive 26 day wilderness emt. For those who work or aspire to work in the outdoors a wilderness medicine certification is the credential employers value. Your wilderness first responder certification will be current for two years.
Accredited by university of utah school of medicine awls is the only wilderness medicine certification that is accredited by a prestigious medical school. Developed as a collaborative effort between wilderness medical associates international and habitat for humanity to meet the medical needs of international remote program sites. What do you do when calling 911 is not an option. Wilderness first responder training will provide you with the tools needed to make critical medical and evacuation decisions in remote locations.
If you are interested in pursuing medicine fire ems or search and rescue the wilderness medicine and rescue semester includes a full wilderness emt course as well as technical rescue skills and certifications. The result is a choice of format and pedagogy that meets your needs as an individual or as a sponsoring organization.