NOLS 5-Day Hybrid Wilderness First Responder

Wilderness Medical Associates International(WMAI) is dedicated to the development of remote and practical medicine around the globe. We are medical and rescue professionals, researchers, experienced educators, and advocates for healthcare in wilderness contexts. Our curriculum, overseen and continually revised by a committee of medical practitioners and academics, has been taught on all seven continents.

WMAI annually trains over 10,000 medically and non-medically trained learners around the world. Our courses are hosted by colleges and universities, medical schools, camps, outdoor adventure companies, rural ambulance services, private industry, government entities and licensed training companies, which are independent companies owned by some of WMA’s excellent instructors licensed to teach WMA curriculum. WMAI will train responders and practitioners needed for medical care in low resource settings, anywhere in the world.
Our cutting-edge curriculum, exceptional instructors, and a conceptual approach to training is the most sought-after in our industry.

Why Wilderness Medical Associates International?
Curriculum
Based on nearly three decades of oversight and continual review by a faculty committee of medical practitioners, our curriculum is established, proven and is based on conceptual learning and critical thinking.

Instructors
All medical professionals who are in the field doing what they teach. They are required to complete rigorous training and bring an unprecedented amount of experience to the courses they teach.

Courses devote significant time to practical sessions and realistic rescue simulations that prepare students for the stress of actual emergency situations in the field.
Recognition. Teaching over 8,000 students annually, and having been teaching Wilderness First Responder and Wilderness EMS courses since the 1980’s, we are the “standard by which all other wilderness medical providers are judged.”
We provide more than skills and knowledge. We also provide the confidence and competence to use them in the field.