School

SIG Leader

Albany Medical College Baylor College of Medicine Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Creighton University Florida State University Gannon University Georgetown University Jefferson Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences LMU- Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Loma Linda University School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago Marshall University Medical College of Georgia Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada Ohio State University College Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Ross University Swiss Tropical Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland Texas Tech School of Medicine Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine UC Davis UCSF School of Medicine UMDNJ-NJMS Uniformed Services University (USUHS) University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine University of Arizona College of Medicine University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) University of Calgary University of Louisville University of Manchester, England University of Massachusetts University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of South Alabama University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland University of Virginia Upper Peninsula Health Education Corp. UT Southwestern Vanderbilt University Wake Forest Wayne State University

Sean Geary Caroline Presley Justin Bennett Amy Kaminski, Scott Turner Mary Wardrop Lindsey Smail, PA-S Chelsea Valdiconza, Kari Krueger, Rebecca Ohman Justin McLean Jeremy Brudevold Charlie Hastings Ben Watters Nicolaus Hawbaker Sarah K Flaherty George Miller Lori Jansen Katie Stuart Cheryl Czapla Lauren McLaughlin Keith Taylor Roger Buehler Stewart Walther Christopher Evans Rebecca Backer Joseph Tonna Matthew Steenberg Marc Kajut Jon Miller Andy Larson, Sigrid Gardner Dan Parrish James Lee Charlie Westin, Jonathon Bronner Lindsay Merry Deb Liptzin Jennie Brewer Matt Foehrenbacher Dustin Leblanc Catherine Wickre-Chamberlain Gabriel Cade, Karen Meyerhoff Ryan G. Webb Suzie McGuiggan Joe Forrester David Luoma Jeremy Semeiks Ryan Moore Stephanie Lareau Russell Davidson

New SIG Membership

A Student Interest Group may be established by any group of students enrolled in an approved educational program in pursuit of a degree or certification related to the health sciences.  This includes Medical Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Physician’s Assistant, Nursing Degree, Master of Health Sciences and Master of Public Health.  SIG’s must be approved by the students’ University through the Dean of Student Affairs or similar authority.  Students who are not pursuing one of the above listed degrees may petition the Wilderness Medical Society to establish an SIG, subject to approval by the WMS Executive Director.

There are three tiers of SIG membership: Active SIGs, Inactive SIGs and Pending SIGs.

Active SIGs

Active SIGs will be required to have a minimum of 1 member in the interest group who each contribute $50 annual membership dues to the WMS.  Students who are members of SIGs are not required to join the WMS and pay the annual dues, but becoming a member of the WMS is highly encouraged.

Active SIGs will receive the following benefits: A free hardcopy subscription to the journal:  Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, the peer-reviewed publication of the WMS; a free subscription to the Wilderness Medicine newsletter for each member; significant discounts to WMS conferences and Student Round Tables; and WMS store discounts.

In addition to having a minimum of 1 WMS members per year, active SIGs will also be required to update the WMS on a yearly basis (see below) with contact information for the SIG Leader and one alternate SIG member ("renewal").  Due to the time demands and variable schedules of upperclassmen, it is recommended that at least one of these individuals be a 1^st or 2^nd year student.

Inactive SIGs

SIGs who are unable to meet the 1 WMS member minimum per year or fail to complete the annual renewal process will become Inactive SIGs. Inactive SIGs will lose all Active SIG benefits.  Inactive SIGs will still receive e-mails regarding WMS events for the year and, if the group decides to meet the requirements for active status, it will be easy to transition to the active tier.

 

Pending SIGs

The Pending SIG tier will represent all of the groups that are in the process of either applying or becoming Active SIGs.

Registration Procedures
 

In order to register your SIG as Active, the  SIG registration forms and annual questionnaire must be filled out and returned to the Wilderness Medical Society by November 1st of each year regardless of their original application date. Active status is valid from January to January.

 
Wilderness Medical Society
2150 E 1300 S, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 990-2988
(801) 990-2987 (FAX)

SIG Registration Forms: This form requires contact information of the student who will be the SIG Leader, an alternate student point of contact, the SIG’s faculty advisor, and the institution’s Dean of Student Affairs. 

Student Membership Roster: Each SIG should submit a single membership roster that includes all members’ information, along with checks (singly at $50/member or one check for the total sum). Members joining separately from the original SIG registration or renewal may join by filling out a SIG Student Membership Form.

Letter of Approval: Finally, you must submit a letter of approval from your institution that states that your SIG is officially recognized.  This letter may be from your office of Student Affairs, or other department that oversees student organizations and activities.

Active SIG status is not attained until membership forms and dues payments are received by the WMS office

SIG Leader Name and E-mail address

Each school’s SIG Leader is identified on the WMS SIG Website, including their name and email address.  This information is used only to allow for ease of communication to SIG Leaders.

Educational Resources

Conference Event Planning Guide:  This document was written by students at the University of North Carolina, on their experiences in organizing and running a Wilderness Medicine seminar.  It is a superb resource that provides a vast amount of useful information.

In the past, powerpoint lectures were available for loan to SIGs.  The WMS lecture series is currently being updated and we will try to make them available in the near future.  Thank you for your patience.

If you have any questions concerning SIG registration and/or renewal, please email the SIG Committee.
If you have any questions concerning WMS membership, please email the Membership Committee.

For additional information feel free to contact the WMS Student Representative