Wilderness First Aid Skills Retention Study

This week we have the first of a series of assessments of Wilderness First Aid skill retention.

In a study designed with our colleagues at the University of Utah Department of Recreation, Tourism and Leisure, we’re evaluating WMI Wilderness First Aid student skill and knowledge retention at 4, 8 and 12 months post course.

To our knowledge this is the first study of it’s kind in the wilderness medicine industry.

We look forward to how the results will inform our curriculum, and help us to continue to teach focused and relevant skills that our students can remember and perform with confidence and competence in the field.

Tod Schimelpfenig
Curriculum Director
Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS