Legends
This semi-regular column interviews many of the specialty's forerunners and groundbreakers on their perspectives on the past, present, and future of wilderness medicine.
Kathleen White, MD March 17, 2026
If you have been involved in the wilderness medicine community or WMS sometime in the past 30 years, there is a good chance that you will know Shana Tarter.
Dr. Liz Edelstein, MD, FAWM, FACEP December 5, 2025
Wilderness Medicine Educator Extraordinaire
Brad L. Bennett, PhD, Paramedic, MFAWM, Captain, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy (Ret.) March 5, 2025
On January 2, 2025, President Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to twenty recipients from the United States. The Presidential Citizens Medal is the second-highest civilian honor awarded by our government.
Tod Schimelpfenig September 13, 2024
A wilderness medicine legend among National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) faculty
Alexandra (Ally) Dove, BS, EMT April 23, 2024
Finding your niche
Gates Richards, M.ED, FAWM March 21, 2023
Decades of wisdom and expertise shared with students around the world
Sasha Rihter, DO, Emergency Physician, FAWM candidate February 7, 2018
Passions start early. Often those early encounters lead us onward as we age and cultivate our professional and personal lives and ultimately legacies left behind.
Philip Lieberman, ENS, MC, USNR, MS3 May 25, 2017
The first in our new column honoring the pioneers of Wilderness Medicine...