Med Student Electives
Med Student Electives
Courses offering educational opportunities only for University of Colorado School of Medicine students, designed to expand on the student’s current level of training
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Free
Human Spaceflight Factors & Medical Risk Assessment: IDPT 8059
NASA has tasked the University of Colorado to bring together the best and brightest medical students to do a deep dive on medical risks during exploration class missions. The research we will undertake will directly populate the risk assessments that NASA needs to plan the next generation spacecraft and the missions for the next decade.
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$1850
Costa Rica Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) new
Learn wilderness and austere medicine skills in a real-world, tropical jungle setting, taught by University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty. Earn optional Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) certification.
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Free
Wilderness Advanced First Aid: EMED 6631
Wilderness Advanced First Aid covers skills and applied knowledge to respond to medical emergencies in austere environments. In addition, it provides students an introduction and exposure to the art of teaching and instruction.
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Free
Climate Medicine: EMED 8010
Climate change has profound impacts on health including food insecurity, degraded air quality, civil unrest, and changes in vector-borne disease. Build on basic medical knowledge and clinical experience gained during the first 3 years of medical education and apply this knowledge to the challenge of global environmental change.
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$500.00
Advanced Wilderness Medicine: EMED 8031
Learn about a wide-range of Wilderness Medicine topics with an emphasis on case-based learning and outdoor hands-on activities. Activities include lectures on practicing medicine in the wilderness and hands-on sessions performing patient assessments, patient packaging, and orienteering.
