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Administrative Positions with WMI
Teaching for WMI
All Wilderness Medicine Institute instructors have successfully completed one of our two instructor training courses, the Wilderness First Responder Instructor Training Course (WFR ITC) or the Wilderness First Aid Instructor Training Course (WFA ITC).
The WFR ITC is designed to train Wilderness EMTs to instruct WFR and WEMT programs. The WFA ITC is designed to train WFRs to teach WFA programs.
The goal of our instructor training program is to expand the pool of qualified WMI instructors while maintaining the highest level of educational quality possible. Upon completion of an ITC, new instructors gain the support of WMI’s curriculum and instructor development team. By teaching a minimum of 6 to 8 courses per year, and by attending annual staff trainings, our instructors are able to maintain their status as leaders in the field of wilderness medicine education.
We receive many inquiries about taking the WFR or WFA ITC from individuals who want to provide low cost training solely for their own organization. We are not able to accommodate these requests. If your goal is to provide WMI courses a few times a year for your organization, please visit our sponsor information page.
Qualifications for the two training courses are as follows:
For the Wilderness First Responder ITC:
- Wilderness EMT-B or other advanced medical training.
- Professional level CPR card.
- Pre-hospital emergency medical experience.
- Two or more years teaching in an outdoor education setting or classroom.
- Several seasons experience leading extended trips in wilderness settings.
- A WFR Recert or higher course within the past two years.
For the WFA ITC:
- Wilderness First Responder (WFR) or other advanced medical training.
- Professional level CPR card.
- Direct experience managing common injuries and illnesses in a wilderness setting.
- Two or more years teaching in an outdoor education setting or classroom.
- Several seasons experience leading extended trips in wilderness settings.
- A WFR Recert or higher course within the past two years.
Following an application review, qualified candidates will receive a phone interview. On the basis of the application and interview, a limited number of candidates will be selected to attend the training course. Please note, though the price has not yet been set, there will be a tuition charge to cover food, lodging and materials during the WFR ITC. As this course is very heavily subsidized, there are no scholarships available.
The WFR ITC will be held from November 1-10, 2009. The early application deadline is May 11. If space is available, a second round of WFR ITC application reviews may take place in August. The second application deadline is August 1.
The WFA ITC will be held from November 1-7, 2009. The WFA ITC application deadline is August 15.
These applications may be viewed and printed with version 3.0 or higher of the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader software which is available here.
Wilderness First Responder Instructor Training Course (WFR ITC)
Wilderness First Aid Instructor Training Course (WFA ITC)
If you would like to receive an application via mail for either of these trainings courses please email Gates Richards, ITC Program Coordinator, at gates_richards@nols.edu or call him at 866-831-9001. Please indicate which training course you are interested in.
We look forward to welcoming some excellent new staff to our team of wilderness medicine educators.
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