THE DMM DIFFERENCE

Wilderness medicine education is a vibrant and vital part of the outdoor industry. There are many providers offering a wide variety of standard and specialized courses. As you consider which provider is right for your needs, we invite you to consider the many advantages of DMM.

THE DMM DIFFERENCE

Wilderness medicine education is a vibrant and vital part of the outdoor industry. There are many providers offering a wide variety of standard and specialized courses. As you consider which provider is right for your needs, we invite you to consider the many advantages of DMM.

WILD MED EXPERIENCE

  • DMM CEO Nadia Kimmel is a founding member of the Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative (WMEC) and has been a guiding voice in elevating wilderness medicine education for over fifteen years.
  • Mountain-based EMS medical protocols, especially in Colorado, are among the most advanced in the nation. We strive to present a relevant and advanced curriculum that is consistent with this high standard. 
  • We recognize the importance of providing field-relevant skills, even if they may fall outside the traditional scope of wilderness medicine. For example, we have been teaching the International Committee for Alpine Rescue’s (ICAR) Avalanche Burial Resuscitation Guidelines in all our courses since 2014. We are, to this day, the only wilderness medicine provider who trains participants to this situationally relevant skill level in Colorado and across the Mountain West. 
  • We listen to trends and experiences from within the outdoor industry. Feedback from field staff and our instructors is taken seriously and used to adjust curriculum delivery. 
  • Our field manual and course curricula are updated annually to ensure our students receive the most up-to-date wilderness medicine practice guidelines and best practices.

ACCESSIBLE INNOVATION

  • DMM courses can be customized to the needs of your organization. 
  • DMM offers both traditional and hybrid WFRs and refreshers to meet scheduling needs 
  • DMM designed the Women’s Wild Med Program to offer equitable representation and opportunities for women. This program welcomes all women and girls (transgender and cisgender) as well as non- binary people who identify with the women’s community. 
  • DMM uses the most current rescue and medical equipment in our courses so participants can train with the equipment they’re most likely to encounter in the field from SAR and EMS personnel
  • DMM courses are taught in a classroom-style environment. We spend some time outdoors, but this is in the context of practice in a safety-oriented space (think yard outside a college rec center). Students will not be engaging in the activities they are training for, so don’t worry about being a professional outdoorsperson!

FIELD ACCOMPLISHED INSTRUCTORS

  • Our instructors live, work, and recreate throughout the U.S. and the world and have strong outdoor education and guiding backgrounds. Outside of DMM, our instructors guide and teach for OARS, Outward Bound, Alpine Ascents International, Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, Colorado Adventure Guides, AMGA, SSI, MRA, and AIARE, just to name a few. 
  • Our instructors are employed as pre-hospital care and emergency department medical professionals around the U.S.
  • Our instructors and staff cultivate partnerships with (or are members of) local SAR groups and EMS services, and incorporate participation from these groups into our field scenarios wherever possible, giving our students an inside look at how these industries function in conjunction with wilderness medicine practices.

FIELD READY INNOVATION

  • Participants receive the DMM field manual, cultivated from over two decades of feedback from outdoor professionals, and designed and constructed to be durable and compact enough for backcountry carry and use. 
  • Participants also gain access to an interactive PDF version of our field manual so field staff can quickly search definitions, treatments, and guidelines on their phones or other devices.