INTMD 7983 (2023/2024) 12/18/2023-12/31/2023

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Course: INTMD 7983 - Wilderness Medicine - Advanced Wilderness Life Support

Description: This course will be a 2-week elective in which you can earn the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) certificate offered by the University of Utah School of Medicine. Session topics include wilderness patient assessment, hypothermia and hyperthermia, wilderness wound management, water treatment, HAPE, AMS, HACE, and other injuries and illnesses unique to the back country.

AWLS is the most important certification in wilderness medicine. It began at the University of Utah School of Medicine in 1997. Here is how you can study and earn this certificate.

7/2023 - 3/2024: Virtual Sections
This is an online course to study wilderness medicine and earn the Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) certificate offered by the University of Utah School of Medicine. Students can begin this course at any time but will need to complete it before the section end date. See the AWLS website for further information on how to study for this online course. http://www.wildmedu.org

4/1/2024 - 4/14/2024: In Person Section
Practical skills are taught in Moab, Utah, or in Salt Lake City. Look at www.wildmedu.org and www.awlsmedstudents.org for course details

Academic Year: 2023/2024

Start Date: 12/18/2023

End Date: 12/31/2023

Block: FALL

Department: INTMD

Permission Required: No

Section Credits: 2

Min Openings: N/A

Max Openings: 1

School Years: MSIMSIIMSIII

Course Classifications: VIRTUALELECTIVE

Coordinator(s): Ingebretsen,Richard DC | richi47@comcast.net

Directors(s): Ingebretsen,Richard DD | richi47@comcast.net

Possible Grade(s): Fail (F)Incomplete (I)Pass (P)

Prerequisites: Phases 1 and 2

Add Policy: Course may be added to schedule by the start date.

Drop Policy: Course may be dropped from schedule 7 days after the course has started.

Syllabus: Click here to download syllabus.