Adventure Travel and Expedition Medicine
Develop the skills to lead, care for, and support groups in remote expedition environments.
This eight-day Adventure Travel & Expedition Medicine course in Morocco is a practical, field-based learning experience designed to develop your confidence delivering medical care, managing group health, and supporting psychological resilience in expedition settings.
Set across two contrasting environments: the High Atlas Mountains and the Agafay Desert, the course blends structured teaching, guided trekking, and scenario-based learning. You’ll explore how environmental stressors, isolation, fatigue, and group dynamics shape medical decision-making when operating far from definitive care.
Learning is experiential and progressive, allowing you to apply expedition medicine principles in real terrain while supported by experienced faculty and local guides.
Adventure Travel and Expedition Medicine
Modules
Day One – Arrival and Orientation
You’ll arrive in Marrakech and meet the group, local team, and WEM faculty. The day focuses on introductions, course briefing, and preparing for the expedition phase ahead.
Days Two to Four – Mountain Medicine in the High Atlas
Based in the High Atlas Mountains, these days focus on expedition medicine in high terrain. Teaching explores group health, altitude illness, pacing, hydration, risk management, and leadership under physical and environmental stress. Learning is integrated into trekking days through practical scenarios and facilitated reflection.
Day Five – Transition and Recovery
You’ll return to lower altitude and transfer to the Agafay Desert. This day allows time for recovery, reflection, and preparation for the desert phase of the course.
Days Six and Seven – Desert Medicine and Group Resilience
Set in the Agafay Desert, learning focuses on heat illness, hydration strategies, psychological resilience, fatigue management, and maintaining team performance in arid environments. Teaching is delivered through workshops, case discussions, and practical exercises adapted to desert conditions.
Day Eight – Course Close and Departure
The course concludes following breakfast in Marrakech, with transfers provided to the airport or onward travel point.
Your Teaching Faculty
Faculty To Be Confirmed
Morocco Mount Toubkal and Agafay Desert
What's Included?
Field-Based Training and Expedition Learning
Teaching is delivered through guided trekking, practical workshops, and scenario-based learning across mountain and desert environments, reflecting real expedition challenges.
Expert Faculty and Local Support
You’ll be taught by experienced medical faculty supported by local guides, logistics teams, and mule support in the mountains.
Accommodation, Meals and In-Country Transfers
Your course fee includes:
Group airport transfers
Accommodation throughout the course
Meals as outlined in the itinerary
Full board at mountain refuge accommodation
Safety Equipment and Course Support
All essential safety equipment required for planned course activities is provided.
Participants are responsible for personal clothing, footwear, and equipment as outlined in the kit list.
This course is designed for:
Junior doctors and medics seeking expedition or pre-hospital exposure
Paramedics and pre-hospital professionals transferring skills into remote settings
Expedition leaders, outdoor educators, and guides managing health and risk
Healthcare professionals building confidence in austere environments
If you’re unsure whether this course is right for you, we recommend booking a discovery call.
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