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3rd and 4th Year Medical Students

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Course Directors:

csloane@ucsd.edu

tkphs@yahoo.com

Slots limited.  Applications for 2009 are being accepted in June.

The curriculum consists of five units: Introduction to Wilderness Medicine, The Human Condition in the Wilderness, Special Topics in Wilderness Medicine, Human-Wilderness Harmony, Wilderness First Responder Course Applicants do not need to have camping/backpacking experience, but should be in sufficient health to complete a 4-5 day overnight hike in the mountains (elevation under 8000') as a requirement to complete the course.

Location: Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Cost: $1,050

NOLS “Medicine in the Wild”

Gates Richards
nolspro@nols.edu
800-710-NOLS x 3

Medical Professionals course in Tucson, AZ followed by 19 days of wilderness travel and medical scenarios in the stunning Gila wilderness. The course is accompanied by a senior Emergency Medicine
resident from the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency program. Participants will develop: Wilderness and expeditionary
medicine decision-making skills, back country travel and living skills, tools for effective leadership and communication, and medical teaching fundamentals. The course structure is focused on case
studies, scenarios, readings, small group leadership opportunities and student teaching. This is a extended remote wilderness experience.

Dates: April 7-May 2, 2008
Cost: $4,200

The Wilderness Medicine course focuses on practical approaches to emergency situations, illness and injuries, as well as teaching the basic skills needed to head into the great outdoors.  We use a combination of didactic lectures, simulation training, practical demonstrations and outdoor group scenarios/exercises.  The course is held for 2 weeks each Spring in a beautiful outdoor setting in the Catoctin Mountain Park in western Maryland.  No outdoor experience required

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kerri.o’keefe@umassmed.edu

3 weeks (evolutions) in Utah: Evolution 1 Alpine on Mt Pfeifferhorn, Evolution 2 Water on Green River/Desolation Canyon, Evolution 3 desert Canyonlands national park

Cost: $1300 approx

Students and residents

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Lee Embler MD

info@scwildernessmed.com

24 slots; offered for the 4th time in Sep 2001

This 3-year longitudinal program allows Family Practice residents to become skilled in clinical, research, and educational aspects of wilderness medicine. The program includes funding for textbooks, elective travel expenses, WMS membership, and the Wilderness Advanced Life Support (WALS) course. Electives may be done at with the local ski patrol (Sunday River, ME), or other locations with advanced planning. (http://www.cmmc.org/emp-familypractice.html)

Residents also travel each year with the Himalayan Health Exchange (www.himalayanhealth.com)

Emergency Medicine Residents & 4th year Medical Students

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Resident POC:

559-459-5105 geoff.zulma@prodigy.net

Student POC:

Lori Weichenthal, MD

weichent@ucsfresno.edu

Resident Experience: Residents have opportunity to become involved in the teaching of parkmedics and the parkmedic program. Times available are variable.

Location: Fresno, CA

Medical Students or Residents

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TSGreth@salud.unm.edu

Dates: October 8^th – November 4^th, 2007

Cost: Course $125 application fee

PGY2 & PGY3 Emergency Medicine Residents Only

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Keith Conover MD kconover+@pitt.edu

Slots limited. Must be set up well in advance

3-yr longitudinal independent study track for Montana Family Medicine residents only. *** There is no specific wilderness medicine curriculum for medical students.

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wildmedtrack@ycchd

Intensive 3-year wilderness medicine training track with rotation opportunities in Yellowstone National Park, Red Lodge, Big Sky and others locations in and outside the United States.  Further opportunities include a WALS course, wilderness medicine conferences, research and writing.
 

4th year medical students; residents

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jdaniels@docsky.us

Winter and ski-related injuries, focusing on acute traumatic orthopedic and head injuries as well as general medicine in the ski area.  Apply early (>1 year in advance) for positions during ski season as spots are limited and the elective is very popular

Cost: 250 room

Eric J. Nilles, MD

eric-nilles@uiowa.edu

Dates: March 2006

Location:  2 weeks in Zion NP, Death Valley NP and Red Rocks, NV

4th year medical students -Dartmouth students only

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Includes Emergency Room preceptorship, Search and Rescue work, and time with Ski Patrol, the County EMS/Ambulance organization, and Flight for Life.

2-3 6 hour sessions of ER preceptorship.

On-call for Search and Rescue responses. (summer and winter)

1-2 half days with Ski Patrol ( in winter),

1 half day with the Ambulance Service.

2 half day reading/research/writing and consultation with supervisor

Dentistry, medical, MPH, nursing,naturopathic, and osteopathic students, residents, physician assistants, and psychology students

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Child Family Health International 

953 Mission Street

Suite 220
San Francisco, CA 94103.
USA
Phone: 415-957-9000
Fax: 415-840-0486

General Information Inquiries: info@cfhi.org
International Programs Inquiries: students@cfhi.org

Sustainable Healthcare for the Underserved

Build health infrastructure at the community level
Increase access and efficient use of medical supplies
Promote cultural competency and awareness of international health issues

Partnerships -- healthcare for underserved communities through local medical professionals and clinics
Medical Supply Recovery -- collection and distribution of recovered and recycled medical supplies
Global Service Learning -- medical student programs that focus on cultural competency in the health setting
 

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Richard Ingebretsen, director of the wilderness medicine program at the University of
Utah School of Medicine

info@awls.org

Course 7980 - Department of Internal Medicine  Wilderness Medicine. The course is taught as a 2 week elective TWH nights for two weeks.  We certify our
students (and physicians and medical professionals at other conferences) in
the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) certificate.  They get both a
written and a hands on exam.   The lectures are given for the most part in
Salt Lake at the medical school, but the practical skills are taught in Moab
in a back country setting.   We will have over 100 students from around the
USA and Canada attends.  The cost is $50.  We have published the AWLS
textbook.

The National Conference is presented at the same time as
our course.  The students are invited to present a paper on either original
research or on an actual wilderness experience.  It is a lot of fun.
 

PGY 3-4 Emergency Medicine or Family Practice residents.  Student elective also available for students in their senior year

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Luanne Freer, MD, medical director;  

lfreer@medcor.com

2-4 week elective in Lake clinic, mid-June through mid-August 2009 Resident MUST provide: proof of portable liability insurance, letter of recommendation from residency director, current license to practice in any US state, own transportation.  Resident will be clinically supervised by a physician assistant on site and telephonically by physician medical director.  Students provide own transportation and food.  Housing provided.

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Dates: July 2^nd – July 28^th, 2006

            General Info: The Tropical Medicine Course is a four-week program designed for medical students who have completed the first year of training; interns, residents, or graduate students and nurses working toward an advanced degree who have an interest in tropical medicine and parasitology.

Cost: $1500 + $900 (room & board)

Classes tailored to many types of allied health providers from pre-hospital to residency.

Link to Website

service@gmrsltd.com

Location: Belize

Various electives: Introduction To Wilderness & Expedition Medicine, High Altitude & Expedition Medicine/Clinical Rotation, Marine Medicine & Dive Accident Management

Dates: Offered multiple times throughout the year.   

1st year MD and DO students.  Look for further expansion of the program in the future.

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info@medicindia.org

MedicIndia is a not-for-profit public service fellowship introducing first-year medical students to social service, development, hands-on-experience, and India.  Each year, MedicIndia selects young professionals for a six-week summer service fellowship at the New Civic Hospital in Surat of Gujarat, India.  The fellows will quickly acclimate to the new environment and, following a brief orientation, will be enveloped in a challenging and educational environment.  Fellows will spend their time rotating through various specialties (including general surgery, pediatrics, rural healthcare, psychology, and various surgical branches).  In addition, MedicIndia is driven by a desire to provide increased health services to a developing community.  Also, the fellowship looks to expose students to the strength, people, and traditions of India.