Welcome to Backpacking Medicine. This unique course is for anyone interested in the medicine associated with backpacking, hiking and trekking. You should use this material if you are enrolled in a course or if you are studying on your own.
If you need CME hours, they are available only by studying the online enduring materials not by enrolling in an in-person wilderness medicine course.
The University of Utah School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Students should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Subjects for Backpacking Medicine
First Aid Kits
Foot Problems
Stream Crossing
Water Treatment
Sunscreens
Dental Problem on the Trail
Lightning
Clothing for the Wilderness
Backpacks and Pain
Flash Floods
Children in the Wilderness
Eating Right Before the Hike
Risks of Altitude
As you begin your study of Backpacking Medicine, you should download the textbook. This is the most up-to-date text on this subject. You can use it as a primary study tool, or as a reference text. It is updated frequently. You can use another service such as Notability to mark it up and make notes.
Step 2. Baseline Study
Follow the subject list given above as a guide or download the step by step guide below.. Study each subject by doing one (or more) of the following, depending on which way you learn best: This will give you the foundation needed to understand the material.
PODCASTS: Most students listen to the podcasts. They are found on iTunes, Spotify and Google. Look for Advanced Wilderness Life Support. You can follow along in the text book.
POWERPOINT: If you need more help, you can watch a powerpoint lecture on a subject
Download a Step by Step Guide to Study for the Backpacking Medicine examination.
If you haven’t already, you will need to watch these practical skill videos. If you are a current first responder, you may be excluded from watching these. If you have taken another course that teaches practical skills, you still might want to review them.
Step 4. Practice Tests
Click here to work on these valuable practice tests. Many students use only these to study the subjects. There are questions with answers and explanations.
Are you ready to pass your certification exam? Click on the lin to the right and take the exam. Questions about the exam are answered on the landing page. They are timed and must be done in one setting and you get one chance. Very good luck! You will need a password to take the exam. If you don’t have one, click here to ask for the password. A certificate will be provided at the end of the examination.
Do you need CME or CE credit?
Do you need CME credit? CLICKE HERE TO LEARN HOW. This is a self study course that teaches important medicine related to backpacking, hiking and trekking.. You can obtain up to 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM.. Average study time is 1-2 hours. It is for all medical professionals including DO/ MD, PA, DDS/DMD, APRN, RN/BSN, EMT, and DPM.
Sign up for the Backpacking Medicine Courses
Medical Students signed up through VSAS do not need to sign up here
The fees to take the Backpacking Medicine online exam is:
All leaners: 40.00
