You have a lot of catching up to do, 201 prior episodes of great information for you, and it’s all still relevant which is the best part. Welcome to The Premed Years if this is the first time joining us. Ryan Gray, and in this podcast we share with you stories, encouragement, and information that you need to know to help guide you on your path to becoming a physician. Hello and welcome to the two-time Academy Award nominated podcast, The Premed Years, where we believe that collaboration, not competition, is key to your premed success. Ryan Gray: The Premed Years, session number 202. Wilderness Medicine program at the University of Colorado SoM Transcriptĭr. Save money when you register and use the code: MSHQ17. Visit AMSA Conference to check out upcoming conferences near you. Joining the program gives you a backstage pass to medicine and allows you to get intimate conversations with physicians and other health professionals. Getting some early hands-on patient assessment, scene assessment, or basic first aid is something invaluable. They usually offer wilderness first aid or first responder classes which are great classes or mini EMT program where you can learn a lot about basic medical care and learn practical skills. Visit to check out a list of the various courses they offer.įor students who can’t afford the time, money, or travel to go to University of Colorado, get involved with the outdoor program in your campus. Focus on thriving rather than survivingĪ 3-day class focused specifically on people doing international travel or mission trips Some pieces of advice for premed students:.Bear safety, navigation, one-match fires, making tents, improvisation techniques, search & rescue scenarios.Summer sessions: 3-day mini backpack outdoor immersion trip (no phones, no shower, etc.).Winter sessions: Creating snow shelter and sleeping out for the night.Teamwork as a very critical aspect of the program.Week 2: Application of wilderness medicine, camping on the Rocky Mountains for a real experience.Week 1: Focus on emergency medicine in-campus, hands-on mini medical school approach with tons of labs and lectures.Intense training (8am-8pm) with half-day off.An excellent introduction to the profession of medicine with 20 different attending physicians and residents coming in as guest lecturers.University of Colorado as having an open environment for innovation and new kinds of classes.They tried to set up a premed program at Cornell but couldn’t get through the curriculum approval process but rectifying it at University of Colorado.Initially set up courses at Cornell University as a response to Hurricane Katrina.He is now a 60-year old medical student with a deep and rich wilderness backgroundĬreating the Wilderness Medicine Program at University of Colorado:.Helped found the Wilderness Medicine program at Cornell University.Interest in the Wilderness Medicine aspect.Started teaching at the University of Alaska since the late 70’s.
Taking a mountaineering class and teaching classes and leading expeditions in Alaska and Central, and South America.Hitchhiking in Alaska and falling in love with the wilderness.It’s somewhat an old-fashioned bedside doctoring in the sense of supportive care.Other practice settings: low-resource countries, disasters, super storms.Dealing with limited or the absence of assessment tools, invasive techniques, and pharmacological resources.It’s like the classical peace corps book where there is no doctor, no hospital, no clinic – how do you deal with illnesses and injuries and prevention when you don’t have the benefits of civilization of 21st century medicine.Here are the highlights of the conversation with Todd: What is Wilderness Medicine? Listen in to find out how you can have the opportunity to join one of these courses being held about Wilderness Medicine and to help get you interacting with physicians.
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Wilderness medicine is not just practicing medicine out in the woods and in the wild but something you need to practice and know how to practice when there is an absence of or limited resources. In this episode, Todd Miner joins Ryan to talk about how the Wilderness Medicine program at the University of Colorado SoM is helping premeds get exposure to medicine.
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