Medical Student Rotations in Wilderness Medicine
Below is a list of available medical student rotations specific to Wilderness Medicine. To submit updates or new program opportunities, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
Carolina Wilderness EMS Externship | Length: Four weeks Approximate dates: September medical school block annually Location: Burke County, North Carolina Offered through: Hawk Ventures, in collaboration with Burke County EMS, Western Piedmont Community College, Carolinas HealthCare System-Blue Ridge, and Wake Forest University |
Cornell Wilderness & Environmental Medicine | Length: Four weeks Approximate dates: Spring and fall Location: Didactic portion held in NYC and field portion varies per year Offered through: New York-Presbyterian Hospital Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Cornell Outdoor Education |
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine Wilderness Medicine Elective | Length: Two weeks Offered through: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine |
Duke Diving & Hyperbaric Medicine Elective | Length: Four weeks Offered through: Duke Anesthesiology |
Icahn Wilderness Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital | Length: Two weeks |
Indian Health Service | Length: Varies Approximate dates: Opportunities throughout the year Location: Multiple locations including Alaska, Arizona, California, Oklahoma, Oregon, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee |
Maine Medical Center Wilderness Medicine Elective | Start date: September Length: Four weeks Location: Portland Maine, Baxter State Park (Mount Katahdin), remote northern Maine wilderness Offered through: Maine Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine |
Medicine in the Wild | Length: Four weeks Approximate dates: April/May Location: New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness Offered through: NOLS and Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency |
Medical Student Missions | Length: One week Location: Rural Haiti Approximate Dates: December, February, June Offered through: Medical Student Missions |
UC San Diego Medicine in the Wild: A Fourth-Year Student Clerkship in Emergency and Wilderness Medicine | Length: Four weeks Offered through: UC San Diego School of Medicine |
UC San Diego Sub-internship in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine | Length: Four weeks Offered through: UC San Diego School of Medicine |
University of Arizona Tucson Wilderness Medicine & Advanced Wilderness Life Support | Length: Two weeks Dates: Spring Offered through: University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson |
University of Michigan Wilderness Medicine MS4 Elective | Length: Two weeks Location: Ann Arbor, MI Dates: September Offered through: University of Michigan |
University of Colorado Climate Medicine | Length: Two weeks Approximate Dates: Late Winter/Early Spring Offered through: University of Colorado |
Wilderness and Austere Medicine Elective | Length: Four weeks Approximate dates: March/April Location: New Mexico Offered through: University of New Mexico School of Medicine |
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Elective | Length: Four weeks Approximate dates: February Location: New Castle, VA Offered through: WMS and Virginia Tech |
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Elective | Length: Four weeks Approximate dates: April Location: Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center, Breckenridge, CO Offered through: WMS and Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University |
Wilderness Medicine | Length: Two weeks Approximate dates: Spring Location: Reno Offered through: University of Nevada School of Medicine |
Wilderness Medicine: Advanced Wilderness Life Support | Length: Two weeks Approximate dates: April Location: Salt Lake City and Moab, Utah Offered through: University of Utah School of Medicine Other: elective geared towards medical students aiming for AWLS certification |
Wilderness Medicine Elective | Length: Four weeks Approximate dates: April Location: South and North Carolina Offered through: University of South Carolina |
Wilderness Medicine Elective | Length: Two weeks Approximate dates: Varies Location: Various locations in North America Offered through: Wilderness Medical Associates |
Wilderness Medicine Elective **Available for first- and second-year medical students | Length: Nine weeks Dates: Fall and Spring Offered through: SCSD and Torrey Pines |
Wilderness Medicine Elective | Length: Two weeks Dates: Varies Location: Fresno and Yosemite Offered through: Wilderness Medicine Associates International |
Wilderness Medicine Immersion | Length: Two weeks Approximate dates: Summer/Fall Location: Fresno and Yosemite Offered through: UCSF Fresno |
Zucker SOM Hofstra/Northwell Wilderness Emergency Medicine Elective | Length: Two weeks |