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Unparalleled Instruction in Wilderness Medicine & Outdoor Program Risk Management

Curricula

The curricula for all the Wilderness Medicine Training Center courses undergoes annual review and updates based on new research and tested educational strategies.

Our medical courses use a mechanism of Injury/Illness based pedagogy that facilitates learning, critical thinking under pressure, and accurate field assessment & treatment.
Over 60% of every medical and risk management course is hands-on practical skill labs, realistic simulations (many are video taped for enhanced learning), after incident debriefs, and case study reviews.
Our wilderness medicine courses use a full-sized skeleton and anatomical torso to teach 3-dimensional anatomy & physiology that enables students to accurately visualize the location of—and diagnosis potential problems with—the body's internal organs.
The Wilderness Medicine Training Center developed site management theory and pedagogy. We are the industry leader in training professional outdoor staff trainers and administrators. Our two tiered Site Management courses train both trainers and students concurrently.
Our Effective Outdoor Program Design & Management workshops are taught at national and international conferences and are specifically designed for program directors and staff trainers.

Course Materials

We research, write, test, edit and publish our own books and teaching materials . As such, Wilderness Medicine Training Center students receive the tools they need to develop judgment and critical thinking in challenging field situations.

Full color text books. Our 267 page medical text has over 850 photos, graphics, & diagnostic tables. Our 65 page risk management text has over 50 graphics, a note sidebar, and was designed specifically for our risk management workshops.

Full color water-proof field handbooks; for everything you can't remember....
Full color case study workbook.
Weatherproof patient SOAP notes.

Instructors

All Wilderness Medicine Training Center instructors are professional trip leaders, medical educators, and exceptional people. They have been chosen for their field experience, teaching ability, and their presence...and then they complete the most intensive instructor training program in the industry. As a result, we have some of the best instructors in the world.

Standard & Distance Learning Courses

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 result is a choice of format and pedagogy that meets your needs as an individual or as a sponsoring organization.

Our standard courses contain lecture, skill labs, simulations, & case study review taught on site at your location or ours.
Our hybrid distance learning project (DLP) courses require completion of our home study program and online exam(s) prior to attending a practical session taught on site at your location our ours.

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"The online material was very effective and set the tone for the practical session. The instructor was amazingly knowledgeable, and very good at delivering information in an attainable way.
I WILL be back!"
~ hybrid DLP Recertification Student

Wilderness First Responder student stabilizing a backboard patient's head and neck.

"Wilderness Medicine Training Center course materials and curriculum lead the industry. All were appropriately challenging and set high expectations for the practical session where the flow and delivery were perfect."
~ hybrid DLP Wilderness First Responder Student

Wilderness First Responder student applying an improvised cervical collar to a trauma patient.

Wilderness First Responder students assisting a patient with an injured forearm during an evacuation.

"The handbook is EXTREMELY useful, the textbook is well written, the SOAP notes are well organized, and capturing our successes and mistakes during simulations on video was a highly effective learning tool.Thanks WMTC!"
~ Standard Wilderness First Responder Student

Wilderness First Responder student completing a patient history.

"Two thumbs-up for the handbook, SOAP notes, online learning, and my instructors. The course was AWESOME!"
~ hybrid DLP Wilderness First Aid Student

Wilderness First Responder student taking a patient's medical history.

"Fan-freaking-tastic!"
~ Standard Wilderness First Responder Student