Wilderness EMS Upgrade
Course Description
5 fast paced full days with pre-course work required focused on your level of medical licensure. WMA Curriculum Director Julie Anderson who is a flight nurse/Paramedic from Alaska will be coming down to NM as one of the instructors in this terrific course offering.
Full Course Description- Date
- 9/10/24 - 9/14/24
- Location
- Taos, New Mexico 87571 - United States
Room and Board
No food is provided. Many Lodging options are available in the Taos, NM Area.
Registration Information
This is a fast paced course designed for EMS and higher licensed Medical Professionals. This is a true “Upgrade” to your existing skills, it will add many more skills to increase your knowledge and experience for practice in a Wilderness/Austere environment where access to other resources is delayed or unavailable. WEMS Upgrade courses are approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP17692, for 45 contact hours; as is EMS CE through CAPCE & State of NM EMS Licensing. Participants include Advanced Practice Providers, Registered Nurses, EMT’s/Paramedics, SAR medical leaders, expedition medics, DMAT members, military medics, and those preparing for the WP-C test. Interdisciplinary providers are intentionally mixed during performance tasks to promote future collaboration in the field. The course will be in beautiful Taos New Mexico at 7,000′. Slots in this course are limited.
To Register
Please fill out the form to let the host know of your interest in the course. Someone from the hosting organization will be in touch to let you know if there is space in the course and to complete your registration. Filling out this form does not guarantee your spot in the course.
