Leadership
NOLS teaches leadership as, “situationally appropriate action that directs or guides your group to set and achieve goals.” Students will be able to:
- Lead and participate in small teams managing wilderness medicine scenarios
- Demonstrate good expedition behavior—take initiative and remain respectful and inclusive of team members
- Demonstrate competence
- Communicate effectively
Matt Hage
Wilderness Medicine
NOLS teaches the prevention, assessment, and treatment of injury and illness in remote and austere settings. Students will be able to:
- Perform a patient assessment
- Understand principles for prevention of wilderness medicine problems
- Treat injury, illness, and environmental problems
- Perform medical and rescue skills
- Make decisions about the need for and urgency of evacuation
Risk Management
NOLS teaches risk management by applying leadership and wilderness skills and facilitating experiences to develop judgment. Students will be able to:
- Identify and assess potential hazards in the wilderness
- Make decisions balancing the hazards in the wilderness, risk versus benefit in patient care and evacuation
