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Our specialized courses are customized wilderness medical courses for mariners, field scientists, industry workers, war correspondents, medical students, & more.

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Thora Jonasdottir

Thora is a full time working veterinarian for over 30 years, where of 20 years in Norway at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Medicine in Oslo, specialising in companion animals, oncology and first line emergency. Eventually she returned to Iceland and now works for the Icelandic veterinary authority. Thora is certified EMT-B, and is now …

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Paul Lovaas

Paul is a former summer camp director, wilderness trip leader, staff training manager, semester school teacher, and a recurrent WMA student. From directing hundreds of youth wilderness trips each summer at Camp Manito-wish YMCA to guiding students and staff through winter camping excursions in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with Conserve School, Paul’s professional outdoor experiences …

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Offshore Emergency Medicine

This maritime first aid course prepares voyaging sailors and professional mariners to prevent and treat injuries and illnesses while on the water and at sea.

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Siri Khalsa

Siri works as a Paramedic on helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in southeastern New Mexico. He also teaches for ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) in the subject matter of Active Shooter Response. He first developed an interest in wilderness medicine through his work with ski patrol and search and rescue, and then spent many …

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Jared Miller

Jared grew up paddling and canoeing on Canadian Shield lakes and rivers, going on long portaging trips and spending most summer nights sleeping in a tent. He began a first career in ecology and wildlife biology, working in the non-profit and government sectors in species at risk monitoring and remediating streams and waterways impacted by …

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Vincent Eng

Vincent is currently living in Long Island, New York. He is a certified EMT-B, WFR, and WMA instructor. During university, he acted as a guide for a rock climbing/backpacking trip for incoming freshmen. Recently, one of his favorite activities has been ultrarunning, and is planning to run a 100km race in the November of 2022. …

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Annie DeFrancia

Annie took her first WFR course while studying Adventure Education at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. After graduating, she began instructing for the Colorado Outward Bound School where she combined her passions for experiential education, backcountry travel, and wilderness medicine. Later, Annie obtained her Paramedic certification, and has been ski patrolling at Purgatory Resort …

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Marianne Sutton

Marianne is the pediatrician for a sleepaway camp in New York State as well as a wilderness medicine instructor. After working for years for Doctors without Borders (MSF), she found her way to wilderness medicine by merging her love of the outdoors with her professional experience practicing medicine in limited resource settings. After medical school …

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Ryan Gasper

Ryan grew up in Golden, Colorado and graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelors of science in human dimensions of natural resources. Ryan currently lives and plays in the Tahoe area of Northern California. He works as a ski patroller and snow cat skiing guide in the winters. He has also worked around the …

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