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Core Content for Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Training of Emergency Medicine Graduates
Author(s) -
Lipman Grant S.,
Weichenthal Lori,
Stuart Harris N.,
McIntosh Scott E.,
Cushing Tracy,
Caudell Michael J.,
Macias Darryl J.,
Weiss Eric A.,
Lemery Jay,
Ellis Mark A.,
Spano Susanne,
McDevitt Marion,
Tedeschi Christopher,
Dow Jennifer,
Mazzorana Vicki,
McGinnis Henderson,
Gardner Angela F.,
Auerbach Paul S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/acem.12304
Subject(s) - wilderness , medicine , curriculum , core curriculum , medical education , pedagogy , sociology , ecology , biology
Wilderness medicine is the practice of resource‐limited medicine under austere conditions. In 2003, the first wilderness medicine fellowship was established, and as of March 2013, a total of 12 wilderness medicine fellowships exist. In 2009 the American College of Emergency Physicians Wilderness Medicine Section created a Fellowship Subcommittee and Taskforce to bring together fellowship directors, associate directors, and other interested stakeholders to research and develop a standardized curriculum and core content for emergency medicine ( EM )‐based wilderness medicine fellowships. This paper describes the process and results of what became a 4‐year project to articulate a standardized curriculum for wilderness medicine fellowships. The final product specifies the minimum core content that should be covered during a 1‐year wilderness medicine fellowship. It also describes the structure, length, site, and program requirements for a wilderness medicine fellowship.