Founded 1983 Country United States | Members 3,000 | |
Full name Wilderness Medical Society Key people President - Brad Bennett - PhD, NREMT-P, FAWM, Capt. US Navy (Ret.); Loren Greenway, PhD - CEO, MFAWM; Aaron Billin, MD, FAWM - Director, Academy of Wilderness Medicine, Treasurer; Robert Quinn - MD, FAWM - Secretary; Jay Lemery - MD, FAWM - Past President; Teri Howell - Administrative Director; Ryan Ingwersen - Managing Editor;
Jim Ingwersen - Information Technology Office location 2150 South 1300 East - Suite #500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 | ||
The Wilderness Medical Society was created on 15 February 1983 by three physicians from California, United States — Dr. Paul Auerbach, Dr. Ed Geehr, and Dr. Ken Kizer. It provides advice and guidance to medical personnel working in wilderness or backcountry environments. It also publishes Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Journal, Wilderness Medicine Magazine, and Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care.
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Academy of Wilderness Medicine
The academy seeks to provide a system of adult education and certification in a modern and standardised way to provide a set level of knowledge and education for practitioners working in the wilderness arena.
The goals of the academy are to:
FAWM curriculum
The curriculum for participants wishing to gain fellowship is modular and is divided into Electives, Required Topics and Experience:
Required/Core Topics are divided into twelve sub-headings:
FAWM credits can be gained in a number of ways such as;
Activities
The Wilderness Medical Society organize annual conferences and meetings for members and interested parties.