10th Mountain
Wilderness First Aid

Prepare for the unexpected with this 2-day first aid skills course for backcountry travel while earning your Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certificate

Whether you’re preparing for medical school, in medical school, practicing medicine, or interested in learning how you can aid in the outdoors, we have a course for you.

PRE-MED / PRE- HEALTH STUDENTS

Get hands-on experience to bolster your medical school application

Receive a backstage pass to the admissions process and find out how to build a thriving career in healthcare

Learn aspects of specialized environmental medicine disciplines, such as Marine Medicine in the Channel Islands National Park, and Tropical Medicine in Costa Rica

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MED SCHOOL STUDENTS

Diverse courses offered to CU Medical School students designed to teach medicine in extreme or austere environments. 

Courses are engaging, hands-on and taught by world-class faculty. 

Earn certifications to bolster your medical resume.

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GENERAL
PUBLIC

Learn safe, backcountry winter travel at the iconic 10th Mountain Huts in the Colorado Rockies 

Earn your Wilderness First Aid Certificate. 

Learn what to do if your dog has a medical emergency while hiking.

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HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Augment your hospital or clinic based medical skills while considering care in remote destinations.

Learn to be an asset to your community in a humanitarian disaster

Go to Mars (well… the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah) for a simulated mission as a flight surgeon. Earn CME credits.

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Our Mission

We are a university-based enterprise dedicated to promoting education, research, and outreach to advance health and wellness in extreme or austere environments. Our goal is to have the most comprehensive program of its kind in the world, setting the standard of excellence in scholarship.

Our work with our community and the students of health sciences in all levels includes:

  • Attention to policy issues of environmental change in health
  • Advancing the conversation using the best scientific evidence to improve understanding
  • Robust collaborations bringing forth diversity of experiences and perspectives
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Students that take our courses come out educated, confident, and prepared.

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Pre-Med Students
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Countries that Classes are Taught In
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GME Fellowship Graduates
1000
CME Credit Hours Issued
Excellent intro into wilderness medicine for anyone in the medical field or who engages in remote/austere activities and who wants to increase their survival preparedness.
I learned a lot about both wilderness medicine and emergency medicine. Opened my eyes to opportunities in emergency medicine and provided skills and confidence in treating emergencies in the wilderness.
10/10. I would tell anyone they would be a fool not to take this opportunity. I now know what I want to do with my life.in the wilderness.
The class offered a unique perspective on the world of medicine. It can open a lot of doors that you wouldn’t think of. The wilderness aspect is so important to be aware of and the overall education gained is so worth it.
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ABOUT US

The Section of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine is a university-based enterprise to promote research, clinical best practice,education, and outreach to advance health and wellness in extremeor austere environments.

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Department of Emergency Medicine 

CONTACT

12401 E 17th Ave, Aurora, Colorado 80045

720-848-7648

720-848-7374

emedwilderness@cuanschutz.edu