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Location
  • United States of America
Length
4 - 12 weeks
Program Tags
Adventure Travel College Credit Hands-On Learning Medical Wilderness
Need-based funding, Merit-based funding, General grants/scholarships, Payment plans, 529 Plan eligibility

Program Details

Activities
Backpacking Rafting Rock Climbing
Timeframe
Fall Spring
Housing
Cabin Tent
Primary Language
English
Age Min.
18

Pricing

Starting Price
19500
Price Details
Scholarships, Financial Aid, and Academic Credit available. Prices Range from $19,500 - $22,750.
What's Included
Accommodation Some Equipment Meals
What's Not Included
Airfare
Aug 02, 2024
May 28, 2015
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About Program

The Wilderness Medicine and Rescue Semester is a unique blend of wilderness skills, medicine, rescue, leadership, and environmental studies curriculum.

The semester starts with an intensive four-week Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT) course, followed by nine field weeks of backpacking, a rock climbing and rock rescue camp, and either river travel and rescue or winter travel with avalanche rescue.

The semester is woven with themes of leadership, expedition behavior, communication and decision-making, as well as wilderness evacuation, swift water, and rock rescue skills. The environmental studies curriculum focuses on the impact of environmental health on human health.

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NOLS students practice their medical skills in the field
A WEMT student practices wilderness medical care.

Program Highlights

  • Earn a Wilderness EMT certification
  • Duration: 89 days
  • Learn Wilderness Rescue Techniques

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Jacob
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Yes, I recommend this program

An awesome experience

May 28, 2015

Took my wilderness EMT at the Lander campus. Everyone was very friendly and the staff was filled with genuine people. They were all there to help you learn and grow. 10/10 would do again. V nice, woof woof meow

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About NOLS

NOLS is a nonprofit global wilderness school that will help you step forward boldly as a leader. We believe that anyone can be a leader; it's our role to provide the environment and training to help you discover your full potential. We do that in classrooms close to home and in remote wilderness areas around the world. We're an organization with...

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