Wilderness and Survival Medicine. 4 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Wilderness and Survival Medicine is a four-week elective designed to prepare students to practice safely in resource-limited and backcountry environments. The course consists of three weeks of face-to-face instruction and skills-training and an additional four-day wilderness practicum. All instructors are UT Health San Antonio faculty from the Departments of Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, and Medicine. In addition to the standard wilderness medicine curriculum, students will receive specialized training in austere ultrasound, infectious disease, and survival. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible for Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) certification. Prerequisites: Completion of the Emergency Medicine (3rd year) clerkship.