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 textbook.

  • POWERPOINT: If you need more help, you can watch a powerpoint lecture on a subject

Download a Step-by-Step Study Guide 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.

 

Click here to work on these valuable practice tests. Many students use these to study the subjects. There are questions with answers and explanations.

 

Are you ready to pass your certification exam? Click on the link 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? CLICK 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.. The 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:

  • All learners: 40.00

This price includes CME if you need it. Once you register below, you will be given the passcode to take the examination and the CME code if you need it. Put effort into this course, and you will learn be a great clinician in the outdoors. Good luck!

Backpacking Medicine in Zion National Park