Continuing Education

For Wilderness Medical Society members

Active members of the Wilderness Medicine Society can earn up to 28 hours of credit towards a Fellowship of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM).

For Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurses

Through joint sponsorship with the Wilderness Medical Society physicians, physician assistants and nurses will earn 16 hours of category 1 CME's for participation in a Wilderness Medicine Expedition.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Wilderness Medical Society and the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum 16 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of his or her participation in the activity. The Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS is a non-profit educational organization that is not, in any of its activities, sponsored by any proprietary entity.

For EMTs

Our Wilderness Medicine Expeditions are pre-approved for 16 hours of EMT Continuing Education Hours (CEH) by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS).

CECBEMS is an organization established to develop and implement policies to standardize the review and approval of EMS continuing education activities. The cosponsoring organizations of CECBEMS are the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians, the National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directors, the National Council of State Emergency Medical Services Training Coordinators, the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, the National Association of EMS Educators and the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians.