Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
The WFA course is ideal for:
- Beginner or intermediate backcountry enthusiasts
- People with no prior medical training
- High school students
- People who want an introduction to wilderness medicine without the time and financial commitment of a more advanced class
- People looking for more than what a basic first aid course provides
- People who want to specialize their first aid skills for backcountry use
- Outdoor travelers who typically take 1-day and weekend trips into the backcountry
Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA)
The WAFA Course is ideal for:
- Entry-level or aspiring guides, outdoor educators, and field staff
- People with no prior medical training
- Motivated backcountry enthusiasts of all skill levels
- People looking to expand upon a basic first aid course
- People who want to specialize their first aid skills for backcountry use
- People looking to take on a supporting role in rescue or medical care
- Outdoor travelers who typically take weekend or multi-day trips into the backcountry
Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
The WFR course is ideal for:
- Guides, outdoor educators, trip leaders, and other outdoor professionals who need to be trained at the industry standard of care
- Search & Rescue personnel
- People with no prior medical training
- Motivated backcountry enthusiasts of all skill levels
- People needing to lead patient care, or assist a higher level of care, such as EMT
- People needing to organize evacuation and rescue efforts with formal rescue services
- Outdoor travelers who typically take remote, multi-day, and extended trips into the backcountry
Wilderness Recertification Course (WRC)
The WRC Course is ideal for:
- Students who hold a current WFR training, or are within their grace period
- Students who need to refresh their current WFR training but don’t want to retake an entire WFR course
Wilderness EMS Upgrade (WEMS)
The WEMS course is for:
- People who are currently licensed as EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics
- EMT search & rescue, ski patrol, guides, and other outdoor professionals who want to specialize their skills for remote environments
- EMTs who work in rural environments or environments with limited or unreliable resources
Expedition Medicine
The Expedition Medicine course is for:
- Licensed medical practitioners (MD, PA, RN, Paramedic, DNP, & DO) who aspire to become primary medical personnel on wilderness expeditions.
- Licensed medical practitioners who are primary medical personnel on wilderness expeditions, and want to expand their skills
- Licensed medical practitioners who work as outdoor professionals