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Check your WMTC certification status online
WMTC graduates can check their certification status online and download a new certification [free]; print your certification or store it on your phone as a pdf file. Go to the Certification Database and follow the directions

Recertification
Beginning July 2025, graduates will no longer be able to recertify their WAFA, WFR, or WEMS certification via a WFA course and must take a Recert course​.

​If you wish to recertify with a hybrid course, you must complete both Part 1 (the independent online study and testing) and Part 2 (the hands-on in-person practical session) within the same year and before your certification expires. There is no additional "grace period" with WMTC certifications."

Curriculum Updates
We expanded our Wilderness EMS course options to include three levels of courses:
  1. EMRs & EMTs [Basic Life Support — launched 2025]
  2. AEMTs, Paramedics, & Registered Nurses [Advanced Life Support — scheduled launch 2026]
  3. Nurse Practitioners, Physician Associates, & Physicians [Practitioner] — scheduled launch 2026]
Learn more!​

2025 Instructor Training Course
Applications​ for our November 7-24, 2025 Instructor Training Course in Salt Lake City, UT are now open. Application deadline is May 1, 2025. Space is limited. We encourage interested WMTC graduates to apply early. See the application for details; contact our office with any questions.

Applications​ for our July 19-August 4, 2025 Instructor Training Course in Bangkok, Thailand are now open. Application deadline is March 1, 2025. Space is limited. We encourage interested WMTC graduates to apply early. See the application for details; contact our office with any questions.
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Persons interested in opening a WMTC International Training Center in Southeast Asia or Asia should contact our office. 

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​Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative
The WFA, WAFA, & WFR certification standards and white papers are available on the WMEC website.

Wilderness Medicine Handbooks
Purchase from our webstore.

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Version 7.1 of our English digital handbook was released January 25, 2025. If you have a previous version, check your email for a link to the update. If you don't have a copy, what's stopping you? Our digital handbook contains significantly more information than our print handbook, is easy to navigate using the internal hyperlinks, and can be saved to your phone for offline use. Versions of our digital handbook are also available in Spanish and Japanese.

Articles
Articles for outdoor program managers:
  • The Benefits of a Medical Advisor
  • Guidelines for Establishing Wilderness Medicine Protocols for Schools, Colleges, & Outfitters Offering Training and Trips in Outdoor Recreation & Education
  • Training Professional Outdoor Leaders
  • Termination of Resuscitation in Wilderness & Remote Environments
  • Epinephrine Nasal Spray for Anaphylaxis
  • Expedition Wound Care
  • Assembling your First Aid Kit
  • Regulating Wilderness Medicine
  • Who is Responsible for a Graduate's Skill Retention
  • Minimizing Injury & Illness during Outdoor Trips 
​Articles relevant to winter activities and trips;
  • How to Keep Warm Outside in the Winter
  • Hypothermia
  • Avalanche Preparedness
  • Dry, Chapped, & Cracked Skin
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Field
  • Cold Water Immersion

Case Studies
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Test your assessment and treatment knowledge with scenarios relevant to winter activities and trips.
[Do you have a copy of our Wilderness Medicine Handbook?]
  • Lost Climbers on Mt Washington
  • Backcountry Snowboarding Accident
  • Snowmobile Avalanche in the North Cascades
  • Waiting Out a Winter Storm at Altitude in the Colorado Rockies
  • Backcountry Ski Accident in Montana
  • Multi-day High School Snowshoe Trip in the Adirondacks
  • Winter Backpacking Trip in Linville Gorge, NC
  • Out-of-Bounds Ski Accident
  • Skier Partially Buried in a Backcountry Avalanche
  • Another Backcountry Ski Accident
  • Hunkered Down
  • Skier Survives Avalanche Wearing an Avalung
  • Ice Climbing Accident
  • Medical Emergency on a Snow Mobile Tour
  • Yet Another Avalanche
  • Skiing with your one-year-old Daughter on a Large Cross Country Trail System
  • Living in a Snow Cave at 8,000 feet
  • Skiers Buried in an Out-of-Bounds Avalanche ​
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