Spring Wilderness Medicine Elective and CME Course

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Designed to be one of the last courses a student takes before graduating, the Spring wilderness medicine course is now in it's 11th year.

Students and residents participate in 2 weeks of morning lectures on a broad range of wilderness related issues. High Altitude medicine, wilderness triage, marine envenomations, spider bites, poisonous snake strikes, heat stroke, poison oak dermatitis and caring for children in the wild are but a few of the topics covered. In addition, each student creates a first aid kit, reads one of two wilderness related novels, and participates in triage practice, a practicum and a low key final exam. One of the more popular parts of the course in a 3 day campout, in which campfire horror stories (usually involving medical school) and Dutch Oven cooking skills are exchanged.

Med School and community faculty join to make this an informative, practical and entertaining two week rotation. Graduating 4th year students, select residents and out of state participants are invited to set aside two weeks in April to join the group.