10th Mountain Wilderness First Aid Course

Todd Miner EdD is an Instructor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and is the Education Director of its Section of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. Dr. Miner previously served as the Executive Director of Cornell Outdoor Education, where he co-founded Cornell Wilderness Medicine, a unique collaboration between COE and Weill Cornell Medical College. An experienced mountaineer, Miner has led climbs to the seven highest summits in North America, as well as backpacking, sea kayaking, ski touring, and rafting trips throughout Alaska, and a dozen expeditions to South and Central America. Miner previously served as an assistant professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage and as the coordinator of the Alaska Wilderness Studies program there. He earned a BS in anthropology from the University of Alaska, a masters from Alaska Pacific University, and a doctorate from Boston University. His research interests have focused on wilderness survival and corporate experiential training and development. todd.miner@ucdenver.edu

Jay Lemery MD FACEP FAWM is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado and is the Section Chief of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine at the CU School of Medicine. He is the immediate past-President of the Wilderness Medical Society and is recognized as a leader in wilderness medicine education. He is the current EMS Medical Director for the United States Antarctic Program and a consultant for the Climate and Health Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. john.lemery@ucdenver.edu