A few weeks into a medical school project in Bethel, Alaska, Eric Weiss, MD, got a call in the middle of the night from Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea. Eric Weiss, MD The caller, a Native American ...

A few years ago, I was leading a hiking trip in a national park when one client and a team leader sled down from the park’s tallest sand dune (a common, typically enjoyable activity in the park). But ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) - When working in a hospital or clinic, doctors have the tools and equipment they need to treat their patients. That's not always the case when in remote or wilderness settings.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A program that is one-of-a-kind in this area is designed to help those who experience emergencies in the wilderness. “It’s a subset of medicine and at its simplest, it’s really ...

Medical students went wild Monday at Ohio State’s Outdoor Adventure Center. As part of the Wilderness Medicine Interest Group, medical students gained hands-on experience for treating severe injuries ...

As the only physician at an Antarctic research station, Shawn Vainio, MD ’03, was a one-man medical team. He shot and read X-rays, performed root canals, stocked the pharmacy, checked water for ...

Dr. Theodore “TJ” Hartridge is an emergency physician and Assistant Professor at the University of Utah with clinical and teaching expertise in wilderness medicine, avalanche rescue, and emergency ...

When she’s not working in the emergency room at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, there’s a decent chance you’ll find Dr. Ann Bowers outdoors. She climbed Mount Rainier a couple years ago. She ...

May 13—MAMANUCA ISLANDS, Fiji — Sarah Spelsberg didn't take a direct route to practicing emergency medicine in remote areas. It's fitting because she spends much of her time now in places where there ...