News & Features
World Extreme Medicine conference 2022: Pushing boundaries
WEM 2022 review. We are so grateful to WEM for inviting us back to cover what is undoubtedly the highlight of the conference calendar for those with an adventurous streak.
Read more »- Evidence Explorer: Updates and news from the academic community, Winter 2022/23
- Happy Holidays
- The European Society of Extreme Environment Medicine (ESEEM)
- Evidence explorer: Updates and news from the academic community, Autumn 2023
- Seeking adventurous medics to join the team; Adventure Medic are recruiting!
Core Skills
Outdoor Skills for the Expedition Medic
Expedition skills – explaining what they are, understanding why they are important and giving you a few ideas of how you can gain them and demonstrate your competence.
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Students
Wild Trials 2022
Natasha Syratt, a medical student from Plymouth University reviews the student Wild Trials 2022 event. This year 20 university teams took part; here she talks about how the weekend unfolded and her favourite parts of the weekend.
Read more »- Remote Medicine in a Virtual Environment: Are e-internships the future for medical education?
- New Zealand Southern Alps Pre-Hospital and Mountain Medicine Elective Opportunity
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology on the Zambezi
- An Outback Elective
- A Truck Crash in a Volcanic Desert (and other stories from Ethiopia)
Photo & Video
The Frenchy
With so much negative news and scaremongering in the media at the moment, we could all do with a bit of Jacques Huout in our lives. 41 years old (each leg), his zest for life and positive attitude is infectious. This short film is truly heartwarming and hopefully inspiring for all of us to get outside and live our lives, whatever our age.
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