Congratulations! Our medical school has approved you as an instructor for AWLS and other courses. We hold instructors to teach at the highest level of quality and maintain a standard of excellence. Here are some guidelines as you teach wilderness medicine courses for the Univeristy of Utah School of Medicine.

Please listen to this brief podcast that outlines our program.

 

AUDIO WELCOME

 

AGREEMENT

We don’t have a formal agreement for you to sign.  Once you have been approved, you can begin teaching. As you plan your program of teaching, communicate with us when and where the courses will be taught. 

 

INSTRUCTORS MANUAL

Download the AWLS Instructors Manual by clicking on the textbook to the left. This will give you instruction, hints and helps on operating a successful AWLS course.

 

WHAT SUBJECTS DO I TEACH

AWLS - The AWLS course is designed for learners with a medical background. The curriculum is outlined on the AWLS Outline page. But what is most important, is that students learn the subject well. Giving a powerpoint lecture does not ensure that learners understand the subjects. They need to study. Students should study the AWLS subjects prior to your course, or study those subject afterwards from our site. You will use the powerpoint lectures to reinforce topics. You will also need to teach practical skills. How to do this is found in the videos on practical skills on our site. You can use what format works best for your students.

Backpacking Medicine - The Backpacking Medicine is a very popular course worldwide. The curriculum is outlined on the Backpacking Medicine Outline page. Students should study the Backpacking subjects prior to your course, or study those subject afterwards from our site. You will use the powerpoint lectures to reinforce topics.

BWLS - This course is designed for all who go into the backcountry. It emphasizes the most common sports and activities the people perform while in the outdoors and helps prevent and treat injuries. The curriculum is outlined on the BWLS Outline page. Students should study the subjects prior to your course, or study those subject afterwards from our site. You will use the powerpoint lectures to reinforce topics.

Wilderness Travel and Tropical Medicine - This course is for those who travel into other part of the planet where tropical medicines abound. Wilderness travel often takes people into these places.

Search and Rescue - The SAR course is to provide the foundation material for various SAR teams. Depending upon your learners needs you will use this as the base to teach lost person behavior and search techniques and incident command. Rope, river, sear and forest rescue will will add on your own.

 

BACKCOUNTRY EXPERIENCE TRAINING

 
 

TRAINING/PREPARING

One excellent way to teach wilderness medicine is to integrate our material into your backcountry or wilderness medicine experience that you provide for your participants. For example, if you are taking people on a trek, pre studying with the Backpacking course will provide them with an excellent background of medicine for their trek You can solidify teaching as you hike. If you are taking medical professionals down a river, studying the AWLS material first will enhance their trip.

 

You need to learn the material before you teach. Other instructors that teach for you will need to do this also. Our AWLS podcasts are an excellent resource for you to learn what to teach any of the subjects. The practice tests will also help you to learn the material and answer your learner’s questions. You should also certify in the subjects that you are going to teach

 

HOW DO STUDENTS LEARN?

Students learn differently, so we have provided multiple platforms for them to learn. Your lecturing is one way is an excellent way to learn. They can ask questions in real time. Learners need to study prior to their coming to your class. This means that they should know the subject before your instruction. The textbook, podcasts, powerpoint lectures, and practices will help you to teach your students.

 

We will provide you with teaching materials. But you can use your own materials as well. This works because all learners will study from our resource site (www.awls.online also called www.wildmedu.org) and certify on our site.  That way educational quality is controlled. Learners will start to study prior to attending your course.

MATERIALS

 

HOW DO LEARNERS CERTIFY?

All learners will certify on our site in addition to your instruction. When they pass, a certificate will be issued to them online immediately. . By certifying on line, we maintain the educational standard.

 

PASSCODES

We will provide passcodes for you to give your students once arrangements have been made..

 

MEDICAL SCHOOLS, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Our program is perfect for your students. You are more than welcome to use these materials and give your students credit at your school. Please contact us directly to make arrangements. Here is the email address: richard.ingebretsen@m.cc.utah.edu

 

LISTING COURSES

We could list the course you are going to teach on our site if it is appropriate for you. Let us know how this could potentially help your program. If you want we can collect registration material and registration fees.

 

OUR FEES

AWLS (this includes CME credit)

  • Physicians: $140.00

  • All other medical professionals: $80.00

  • Residents: $60.00

  • Medical and all health students: $30.00

  • Active Military: $30.00

BWLS-$30.00

Backpacking Medicine:$30.00

Wilderness Tropical and Travel: $40.00

SAR: $30.00

WHAT FEES DO YOU CHARGE YOUR STUDENTS

You will charge fees that are appropriate for you to operate an ‘in person’ course.

We can collect the fees and send you the balance, or you can collect fees and send us the balance.

We can adjust our fees if needed so that your program does not lose money.

Our fees are designed to be low just to keep our program operating

 

The fees that we charge include CME credit.  Instruction on how to obtain CME are on the site under ‘How to Get CME.’ The code will be given when learners register for courses.If necessary we can give you the codes directly. CME is available for:

  • AWLS: 16.00 AMA PRA Category I Credits)

  • Backpacking Medicine: 04.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)

  • Wilderness Travel and Tropical Medicine: 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits)

CME CREDIT

 

WHERE SHOULD YOU TEACH?

Most instructors already have a location in mind where to teach. If you need ideas, please reach out to us and we can help you find a location appropriate for you.

 

PROMOTION

Promoting your course(s) is key to success. We can help you with promotion. Listing your courses on our site is important.

 

If you want to use our Power Point lectures here is link to download them. Currently we have AWLS lectures. We will be adding more and making changes to keep them up to date.

POWER POINT DOWNLOAD

 
 
 

HOW TO MAKE A PAYMENT

You will make a payment using Venmo. Scan the QR Code below to submit fees for all of your courses. Fill out the form to the right first.

To the left is a QR Code where you can send your payment to the program.

 

START TEACHING

So, reach out to us and let us know how you want to proceed. We will need to know which course(s) you will be offering on what dates, if appropriate.. Thank you for working with our program and being a part of our teaching team. Please reach out to everyone. We want to help you teach wilderness medicine to those who have been able to study it before. We look forward to hearing back from you

 
 

Let us know when you are going to teach. Email lRichard Ingebretsen at: richard.ingebretsen@m.cc.utah.edu