Wilderness Medicine Day

Each year, the Wilderness Medicine Program hosts a Wilderness Day (mini-MedWAR) for the emergency medicine residents at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. This one-day event enables the residents to leave the classroom and practice hands-on wilderness medicine skills in an outdoor setting. The residents are grouped into small teams, and they have to overcome common wilderness obstacles to reach each training station. This is a very popular activity that the residents look forward to each year.

Residents at Wildrenss Medicine Day 2022

Research Opportunities

Multiple opportunities for wilderness medicine research are available to residents. The following lists our current research activities:

  • Altitude Medicine
  • Ultrasound 
  • Hydration Status
  • Marine Envenomations 
  • Survival Medicine 

Electives

Current wilderness medicine electives are tailored to the specific interests of the individual. For example, our most recent resident electives incorporated didactic sessions, a research initiative, and culminated in a Kilimanjaro climb and a trek to Machu Picchu. We are currently planning a trip to Everest Base camp in the spring!

 

2022 Wilderness Medicine Day