WMTC and COVID-19
We are carefully monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak; the health and safety of all communities is our primary concern.
Our response to this crisis is informed by guidance from CDC and experts in our industry. We understand that receiving and maintaining certification can be challenging and stressful right now. We have implemented the following procedures in an effort to continue to offer training opportunities during this difficult time. Thank you for trusting WMTC with your wilderness medicine education.
Our response to this crisis is informed by guidance from CDC and experts in our industry. We understand that receiving and maintaining certification can be challenging and stressful right now. We have implemented the following procedures in an effort to continue to offer training opportunities during this difficult time. Thank you for trusting WMTC with your wilderness medicine education.
- Extending your certification's expiration date - WMTC graduates can receive an extension on existing certifications until November, 1, 2020.
- Need to Recertify your WFR or WEMT but cant find a course due to the pandemic? - Register and complete Part 1 of our WFR & WEMT Recertification course before your current certification expires and receive a provisional certification valid for one year from the date you register for Part 1. Take the Part 2 practical session before your provisional certification expires to receive an additional two year certification.
- Accommodating course cancellations - We are in regular contact with our sponsors and working to reschedule courses cancelled due to COVID-19.
- Adapting course structure - Students can work towards their certification now by registering for the Part 1 independent study portion of a hybrid course and, when it's safe to resume in-person classes, register for Part 2, the practical session.
- Patient Assessment & Treatment during COVID-19 - Read this blog article to learn how to mitigate your exposure risk when assessing and treating patients. The article discusses how to make a personal risk assessment, what to carry and do should you decide to assist someone, and when and how to follow-up once you're done.
WMTC Certification extension
If you are a WMTC graduate and your certification expires after March 1, 2020 and you cannot find a recertification course due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we will extend your certification until November 1, 2020. The extension will give you time to recertify or to take Part 1 of our hybrid WFR & WEMT Recertification and receive a one-year provisional certification (see below for details). You have two options:
Please email our office if you prefer the free option and attach a copy of your current certification card. In either case, please give us a few days to respond; our office is extremely busy during this unprecedented time.
- We will email you a pdf file on WMTC letterhead with your new expiration date; there is no charge for this service.
- You may purchase a replacement card with the new expiration date.
Please email our office if you prefer the free option and attach a copy of your current certification card. In either case, please give us a few days to respond; our office is extremely busy during this unprecedented time.
How to recertify your WFR or WEMT online during the pandemic
We are acutely aware that few recertification courses are available this fall and winter and that some WFR & WEMT graduates need their certification to work this winter and spring. To address this issue, currently certified graduates of an approved wilderness medicine provider may register for Part 1 of our WFR & WEMT Recertification course. Once they complete the online portion of the course, they will be able to download a provisional WFR or WEMT certification; the certification expires one year from the time they registered for Part 1.
To complete the certification process and receive an additional two-year certification, they must complete the Part 2 practical session before their provisional certification expires.
To complete the certification process and receive an additional two-year certification, they must complete the Part 2 practical session before their provisional certification expires.
In-person Course Cancellations due to COVID-19
Both WMTC and our sponsors are carefully monitoring outbreaks Your health during a course and the health of all communities are of primary importance. Many of our standard courses and the Part 2 practical sessions of our hybrid courses have been canceled due to the outbreak; most, if not all, will be rescheduled once the situation normalizes.
For those in-person courses that remain on the schedule, WMTC, our instructors, and sponsors have protocols in place to minimize exposure to the virus should the course run. Please keep in mind that the situation is very fluid, and a course may cancel with little notice. If your course cancels, the course sponsor will contact you.
In lieu of registering for a standard course during this period of uncertainty, register for the Part 1 independent study portion of a hybrid course and, when it's safe to resume in-person classes, register for Part 2, the practical session.
For those in-person courses that remain on the schedule, WMTC, our instructors, and sponsors have protocols in place to minimize exposure to the virus should the course run. Please keep in mind that the situation is very fluid, and a course may cancel with little notice. If your course cancels, the course sponsor will contact you.
In lieu of registering for a standard course during this period of uncertainty, register for the Part 1 independent study portion of a hybrid course and, when it's safe to resume in-person classes, register for Part 2, the practical session.
WMTC Hybrid Course Curriculum
Our hybrid courses are divided into two separate but related parts: the Part 1 independent study portion is taught completely online while the Part 2 practical session is taught in-person at numerous sites throughout the United States and abroad.
Part 1
Part 1 provides the foundation for Part 2 and is presented entirely online with minimal or no instructor contact. The course includes access to multimedia presentations via a dedicated website, our field handbook, and online tests. Once you complete Part 1, you may register for Part 2. You have one year from the time you register for Part 1 to complete both Part 1 and Part 2 to receive certification.
Part 2
Part 2 focuses on skill labs, simulations, and case study reviews; it is the hands-on skill portion of the course. You have one year from the time you register for Part 1 to complete both Part 1 and Part 2 to receive certification. You may register for a practical session when you register for the online course or after you complete it. You may register for any practical session offered by a WMTC sponsor.
In lieu of registering for a standard course during this period of uncertainty, register for the Part 1 independent study portion of a hybrid course and, when it's safe to resume in-person classes, register for Part 2, the practical session.
Part 1 provides the foundation for Part 2 and is presented entirely online with minimal or no instructor contact. The course includes access to multimedia presentations via a dedicated website, our field handbook, and online tests. Once you complete Part 1, you may register for Part 2. You have one year from the time you register for Part 1 to complete both Part 1 and Part 2 to receive certification.
Part 2
Part 2 focuses on skill labs, simulations, and case study reviews; it is the hands-on skill portion of the course. You have one year from the time you register for Part 1 to complete both Part 1 and Part 2 to receive certification. You may register for a practical session when you register for the online course or after you complete it. You may register for any practical session offered by a WMTC sponsor.
In lieu of registering for a standard course during this period of uncertainty, register for the Part 1 independent study portion of a hybrid course and, when it's safe to resume in-person classes, register for Part 2, the practical session.
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