Alderleaf Wilderness College: Wilderness Medicine Courses
Physician-taught • No Travel • Online Study • Hands-On Practical Skills • Accepted by NPS, NASAR & More
PHYSICIAN-TAUGHT • 14000+ STUDENTS TRAINED WORLDWIDE
MEETS 2021 WFME STANDARDS FOR DISTRIBUTED & DISTANCE LEARNING IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
Top-Rated Wilderness Medicine Certifications
Hybrid no-travel course format includes self-paced videos, webinars, video & Zoom practical skills options, interactive scenarios, SOAP notes
Wilderness First Aid
Wilderness First Responder
What You'll Learn
Via self-paced online lectures, interactive video scenarios, medical case assignments, knowledge checks & quizzes
Injury assessment & basic life support
MARCH & SAMPLE patient assessment protocols; breathing, circulatory & nervous system assessment; spinal stabilization; basic CPR & Heimlich maneuver training
Common outdoor medical problems
Treating & stabilizing impalements, broken bones, finger amputations, muscle injuries, bleeding, wounds, cold injuries, heat illness, lightning and altitude ilness & more
Terrain, temperature & weather hazards
Heat & cold related injuries; wildfires, lightning & burns; floods, tides & drowning; avalanches & earthquakes; acute mountain & altitude sickness (AMS, HACE, HAPE)
Wildlife attacks & treating injuries
Dealing with grizzlies, black bears, mountain lions; snakes & scorpions; other venomous animal & insect bites, stings, rabies prevention & communicable & waterborne diseases
Basic outdoor survival skills
Route, logistics & supplies planning; avoiding getting lost, signaling for rescue; finding and treating water for safe drinking, maximizing chances of being found alive
Learn to improvise medical care
with everyday items
Two-year certifications accepted by the National Park Service, NASAR and many others
Unfiltered customer reviews
Survival Med Faculty
Natalie Bonthius, MD
Founder of Survival Med & Emergency & Survival Medicine Physician, UHS-Southern California
Carson Harper, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician, UHS-Southern California
Richard Ingebretsen, MD
Clinical Instructor & Wild Med U Program Director, University of Utah School of Medicine
Kevin
Grange, EMT-P
Paramedic & Firefighter, Jackson Hole Fire & EMS and Grand Teton National Park
Ryan Jacobs, NRP & W-EMT
Instructor: BLS, ACLS, PALS, EMR, Advanced First Aid & First Aid for Severe Trauma & AWLS
