Wilderness Medicine Interest Group
The mission of the Wake Forest Wilderness Medicine Interest Group, sponsored by the Wilderness Medical Society, is to promote the education of students in wilderness medicine topics, provide opportunities to gain skills in handling emergency situations in limited resource settings, increase awareness of formal training opportunities in wilderness medicine, and support the organization and success of the Annual Southeast Student Wilderness Medicine Conference. In addition, we encourage students to have an active lifestyle and use outdoor activities as a means of stress management and personal well-being.
What is wilderness medicine?
“Wilderness medicine topics include expedition and disaster medicine, dive medicine, search and rescue, altitude illness, cold- and heat-related illness, wilderness trauma, and wild animal attacks. WMS explores health risks and safety issues in extreme situations such as mountains, jungles, deserts, caves, marine environments, and space.”
Activities:
Pre-orientation camping trips:
Pisgah National Forest
Hanging Rock State Park
Lunch speakers:
Altitude medicine
Splinting/Reduction
Jungle Medicine
Bites and Stings
Improvisational Medicine
Please contact any of the current officers if you would like to receive information about the Wilderness Medicine Interest Group's upcoming events and activities
Current Officers:
Lucia Derks, President
Jason Mesner, Treasurer
Stephanie Lareau, Resident Liason
Hendernson McGinnis, Faculty Liason
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Related Links:
Wilderness Medicine CME website: http://www.wilderness-medicine.com/
The Wilderness Medical Society: http://www.wms.org/
MedWARS (Medical Wilderness Adventure Race): http://www.medwar.org
MedWAR curriculum: http://www.medwar.org/southeast/curriculum.html
Wilderness Medicine student rotation (MS3/4) in Tennessee: http://www.wms.org/academy/elective.asp
Upcoming Wildnerness Medicine Conference - March 3-4, 2012
The Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine, in conjuction with Wake Forest University Dept of Emergency Medicine are excited to announce the 5th Annual Southeast Student Wilderness Medicine Conference. The conference will take place in Winston-Salem on March 3-4. It will consist of classroom lectures, hands on workshops and practical outdoor scenarios. Registration is only $40 and includes a t-shirt and meals! For more information check out: www.appwildmed.org/conference or email Stephanie@appwildmed.org