Alpine Medicine Course: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
We asked our remarkable WEM faculty, many of who have a depth of experience, living and working in the most remote corners of the world, achieving notable success in the…
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Dramatic Heli-Evacuation and Mountain Rescue in Nepal
Nepal is considered as a land of helicopters. In the space of just two years, over 450 helicopters have landed on the heli roof of the Nepal Mediciti Hospital undertaking…
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Jungle Medicine: Everything you need to know
In a diverse environment that has the capacity to be both extremely dangerous and beautiful at once, Jungle Medicine is an interdisciplinary branch of medicine that refers to the practical…
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The Dr Who who stayed at home
Extreme Medicine Fellow, Dr Rosie Alterman, explains why she is the Dr Who who stayed at home! What’s your background? I currently spend 80% of my time working as a…
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Thinking of a Jungle-based medical career?
Join us in the stunning Costa Rican tropical rainforest for a fully immersive, action packed jungle experience. This thrilling, practical 7-day course gives you the opportunity to experience and become…
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Adventure is good for your clinical career!
The evidence keeps on coming – combining your clinical career and #ADVENTURE is #GOOD for you! A recent article in BMC Psychiatry highlights the positive mental impact of combining your…
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Focus on Extreme Medicine Clinical Fellow Dr Charlotte Fleury
MSc in Extreme Medicine Clinical Fellow Dr Charlotte Fleury. Whats your background? I work as a Registrar in Exeter’s Emergency Department Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust following the…
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Interview with Dr Adam Baker, Extreme Medicine Clinical Fellow
Extreme Medicine Clinical Fellow Dr Adam Baker at the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. What’s your background? I’m an Emergency Medicine Middlegrade going down the CESR pathway with an interest…
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Meet the team behind our Expedition & Wilderness Medicine course in Slovenia
We brought together a remarkable teaching faculty for our Expedition & Wilderness Medicine course that took place place in Slovenia this October 2019; all with an amazing depth of experience,…
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Thinking of a Polar-based medical career?
Join us on the edge of the Hardangervidda Plateau in Norway or in the stunning Southern Alps in New Zealand for an action-packed week of Polar & Expedition Medicine. This…
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Release of the Paediatric Blast Injury Field Manual
A few months ago on the mainstage at #WEM18, Medical Historian Dr Emily Mayhew discussed her work alongside Save the Children, Imperial College London and a host of medical and…
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Expedition Medicine: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
We asked our remarkable WEM faculty, many of who have a depth of experience, living and working in the most remote corners of the world, achieving notable success in the…
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4 excellent reasons to choose our renowned Expedition and Wilderness Medicine course
If you’re a medic with a passion for adventure and travel looking to enhance your career then one of our internationally renowned Expedition and Wilderness Medicine courses is for you!…
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World Extreme Medicine Founder Mark Hannaford awarded the World’s First Honorary Associate Professorship in Extreme Medicine
We are thrilled to announce that our renowned Founding Director and CEO, Mark Hannaford is to be the first person in the world awarded an Honorary Associate Professorship in Extreme Medicine by the University of Exeter. As a pioneer of programmes of…
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Jungle Medicine Training Course – Dr Alex Rowe reports..
Jungle Medicine Training Course in Costa Rica… Pristine rain forest and verdant jungles are a huge attraction as travel locations. Recently I was lucky enough to travel to Costa Rica to…
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5 excellent reasons to attend our amazing Conservation Medicine Course
Working with the world-renowned N/a’an ku sê Foundation, we’ve designed a Conservation Medicine course unlike anything else in this area of extreme medicine, a ‘One Medicine’ course. If you’re keen to take…
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Desert Medicine: kick start your career as an extreme medic in the Sharqiya Sands, Oman
Sign up to our Desert Medicine course and you’ll find yourself on a journey of discovery and learning in how to become an extreme medic in one of the most beautiful…
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Meet the team behind our Desert Medicine course in Oman
We’ve brought together a fantastic team of individuals for our unforgettable Desert Medicine course which runs annually in Oman; all with an amazing wealth of experience across the world’s deserts.…
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5 fantastic reasons to attend our extraordinary Desert Medicine Course
Join World Extreme Medicine for an unforgettable 6-day Desert Medicine course in the stunning Sharqiya Sands, Oman; where you’ll focus on learning the medical and survival skills required to lead…
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Desert Medicine Course: Why Sharqiya Sands in Oman provides the perfect desert classroom
Oman is the perfect home for our World Extreme Medicine Desert Medicine Course. It offers exceptional wilderness conditions of the like you’ll not witness anywhere else in the world; with…
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