The Wilderness Medicine Career Board
The only employment and education resource dedicated exclusively to the growing wilderness medicine field, Aerie’s Wilderness Medicine Career Board makes it easy to learn about jobs, resources, conferences, organizations, expeditions, undergrad programs, med schools, training programs, hospitals, medical centers, and wilderness-medicine-rich corners of the world.
If you’re ready to trade fluorescent lights for headlamps and hallways for high alpine trails, you can find all the leads you need to succeed in one place. Our career board features real-world opportunities with trusted partner organizations that value the skills and training of Aerie alumni and other wilderness medicine professionals. We can help you find everything from a job in an ski town emergency room to a mentor willing to let you shadow.
Whether you’re on your way to becoming an advance practice provider or an adventure medic, hoping to to join a backcountry ski patrol or find a search and rescue team that needs your high-angle ropes skills, you want to scour this board regularly for expert tips and opportunities.
Featured Job Markets
Discover jobs and opportunities in desirable places to live.
Featured Job Markets
Early Career Training
Explore opportunities that will prepare you for the demands of wilderness EMS.
Early Career Training
Academic Programs
Research colleges and universities that offer the nation’s top wilderness medicine programs.
Academic Programs
Conferences & Events
Expand your knowledge base and
connect with a vibrant community of like-minded professionals.
Conferences & Events
Organizations
Connect with the key institutions shaping the field of wilderness medicine.
Organizations
Resources
Deepen your knowledge in the evolving world of wilderness and remote emergency medicine.
Resources
AERIE’S TRAINING AND CAREER PATHWAYS
Not yet qualified for the job you dream of in wilderness medicine? That’s where Aerie comes in. We offer:
- Wilderness First Aid, First Aid and Wilderness Advanced First Aid certifications
- Wilderness First Responder certification
- Emergency Medical Technician and Wilderness-EMT certifications
- Domestic and international semester programs in wilderness medicine
- Seasonal employment as an EMT on fires in the West
Explore your training options and jumpstart your career in wilderness medicine.
👉 Click here to check out our courses and read below to learn about our employment opportunities.
👉 Need help finding a school or career path that feels right? Work one-on-one or in a group with Aerie’s wilderness medicine career coach. Email semester@aeriemed.com for more.
👉 Are you with a company, school, outfitter, or organization that isn’t listed here or wants to promote your offerings to the backcountry medicine professionals who depend on this site with backlinks and a banner or sidebar advertisement that will be seen by your target demographic? Reach out to semester@aeriemed.com, and let’s talk.
