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 changes 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 changes 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.
- 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. With clinics and hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 testing and patients, it's more important now than ever before to know how to care for yourself, your family, and your friends when physician assistance is not readily available.
- 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 time for the situation to normalize and for you to find a recertification course. 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.
Course Cancellations due to COVID-19
Both WMTC and our sponsors are carefully monitoring the outbreak. Your health during a course and the health of all communities are of primary importance. Most of our standard courses and the practical session 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 update
We split our hybrid courses into two separate 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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