Wilderness and Disaster Medicine

This course is designed to familiarize the senior medical student with the unique aspects of providing medical care in austere environments. Didactics and practical exercises are specifically geared to provide the student with a fund of knowledge that allows for a logical, controlled, and competent approach to emergencies uniquely encountered in wilderness and disaster scenarios. Completion of specific certification requirements at the beginning of the course will allow students to electively participate in any deployments of the State Medical Assistance Team (SMAT) mobile hospital during the month of instruction and will allow for continued team membership for future deployments.