Early Career Training
For new and aspiring emergency medicine practitioners in remote environments, early career training is the key to turning classroom knowledge into real-world capability. Explore entry-level roles, field internships, certification courses, and mentorship opportunities that will prepare you for the demands of wilderness EMS and set you on the path to advanced practice and leadership.
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Advanced Wilderness Life Support
Wild Med UUtah -
AdventureMed’s Wilderness Life Support for Medical Professionals
Online -
Diploma in Mountain Medicine
Online -
Fellowship of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine
Online -
National IV Certification
Multiple locations -
Outdoor Emergency Care Certification with the National Ski Patrol
Multiple locations -
The University of Utah’s Backpacking Medicine Training
Zion, UT -
The University of Utah’s Search and Rescue Training
Salt Lake City, UT -
The Wilderness Medicine Society’s Adventure Education
Multiple locations -
Wilderness Medicine Associates International Instructor Training
Multiple locations -
World Extreme Medicine’s Extreme Medicine Certificate at Northeastern University
Boston, MA -
World Extreme Medicine’s Master of Science in Extreme Medicine through Exeter University
Exeter, England -
World Extreme Medicine’s Wilderness Medicine Courses
Multiple locations