For Medical Students Studying on Their Own

There is no charge for Backpacking medicine certification. Follow the instructions on the Backpacking homepage on how to certify. You will need to have a password in order to take the certification exam. If you do not have one, click here.

For Medical Student Enrolled in the Zion National Park School of Medicine Course Internal Medicine 7983 (VSLO/VSAS)

2025 Dates: April 14th - April 26th, 2025

If you are attending the course in Zion National Park in April, please click here to see course details.

For Medical Student Enrolled in the online School of Medicine Course Internal Medicine 7982 (VSLO/VSAS)

Dates for online courses are listed on VSLO / VSAS

You are enrolled in online Internal Medicine 7982 Backpacking Medicine through VSLO/VSAS

Follow the steps on the Backpacking medicine page on how to certify.

Syllabus: If you need a copy of a syllabus for a school, click here.

You will need to pass the Backpacking certification exam in order to pass the course. You cannot pass without studying. You have one attempt, it is timed and you must finish in one setting.

I will automatically be notified when you pass the certification exam.

I will give course grades soon after the course.

If you are not a Utah SOM student, PLEASE SEND ME YOUR SCHOOL EVALUATION AT SOME POINT. PLEASE FILL IT OUT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. Send it to: richard.ingebretsen@m.cc.utah.edu

If your school sends electronic grading, you do not need to send an evaluation to me.

The passcode to take the Backpacking certification exam is in the welcome email. If you did not receive it, email me at: richard.ingebretsen@m.cc.utah.ed

If your school’s schedule and the dates on VSLO/VSAS don’t match up you have some options. The dates can’t be changed, but you can do the work when it works for your school and we can turn the grade in when you tell us. Or you could sign up for an elective at your school where we serve as the preceptor.

Put effort into this course and you will learn be a great physician in the outdoors.

Richard J Ingebretsen, MD, PhD

University of Utah School of Medicine

Wild Med U

Quick Learning Links

All textbooks are free to download above.

Click above to go directly to the Practice Tests page.

Click above to learn how you can listen to our podcasts.

Practical Skills and other Videos

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Power Point Lectures

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Certification Examinations

Click above to go to the certification exam page.

Have Questions or need a password?

If you have issues or questions or need a password, contact the email by filling out the form below.

Richard Ingebretsen MD, PhD
richard.ingebretsen@m.cc.utah.edu

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