INTMD 7982 (2020/2021) 04/19/2021-05/02/2021

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Course: INTMD 7982 - Wilderness Medicine - Backpacking Learning Experience

Description: Wilderness Medicine - Backpacking/HIking Medicine:This is a non-clinical elective that teaches backpacking and hiking medicine in southern Utah near Zion National Park. It begins with a 2-day lecture series, April 24/25 or May 1/2, 2021. Students will begin hiking on Monday, April 26.2021 betore or after they do the classroom work. There are a number of day hikes and a number of longer hikes in the area around Zion National Park. Students more familiar with backpacking will be able to organize into small groups and go on longer hikes. Students must have their own transportation and transportation costs.

Students will meet Friday April 23, or April 30th, 2021, at 6:00 PM at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Springdale, Utah (outside Zion National Park), for an opening social. Students will get to know each other and become familiar with the area. More instructions will be given then.

This will be "front-country" classroom instruction focusing on backpacking and hiking medicine Saturday and Sunday.

Campsites will be reserved for students Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights during the lecture part of the course directly inside Zion National Park. But for hiking or backpacking days after that students will be responsible for their own camping, places to stay, and food for backpacking. Please follow the Elective URL to view dates and additional information. www.awlsmedstudents.org

Academic Year: 2020/2021

Start Date: 04/19/2021

End Date: 05/02/2021

Block: SPRING

Department: INTMD

Permission Required: No

Section Credits: 2

Min Openings: 1

Max Openings: 100

School Years: MSIMSIIMSIII

Course Classifications: ELECTIVE

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: Students must have their own transportation and will be responsible for their own camping, places to stay, and food for backpacking.

Drop Policy: Course may be dropped from schedule 30 days before it starts.

Syllabus: No syllabus.