Resources
Adventure, Wilderness, Expedition, Humanitarian, Global Health and Travel Medicine
We hope you find these resources useful. If you would like more information or feel something is missing from this page, then please get in touch at contact@theadventuremedic.com.
| Academy of Wilderness Medicine | Educational Fellowship program, with online lectures available for members |
| AWLS | Home of the Advanced Wilderness Life Support Course |
| DDRC Hyperbaric Courses | DDRC Healthcare is based on Plymouth Science Park in Plymouth and, as worldwide specialists in diving medicine, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and medical training, we have an enviable range of highly specialised staff, facilities and knowledge |
| DWA South West | Developing World Anaesthesia courses in Bristol and London (formerly known as the Frenchay Course) |
| Endeavour Medical | Medicine, first aid and leadership skills for remote environments for medics and lay people in the UK and Alps Adventure Medic Course Review: Altitude in Practice Adventure Medic Course Review: Expedition Medicine and Leadership Summer Course |
| Faculty of Travel Medicine | Courses, qualifications and conferences in travel medicine |
| Faraway Medicine | Faraway Medicine are dedicated to teaching and training other medics, preparing them to work safely in any remote environment |
| GNAAS | Great North Air Ambulance Service: providers of the pre-hospital anaesthesia course |
| Unique Expeditions | Offer a variety of medical training expeditions to different environments worldwide Adventure Medic Course Review: Polar Medicine |
| Iqarus | Immersive hostile and extreme environment training, including trauma life support, and offshore medics’ courses. |
| Med Skills Academy | First aid, rescue and CPD courses, based in Ambleside UK |
| Mountain & Expedition Emergency Medicine | Our aim is to support learning in the mountain and wilderness medicine community |
| Nomad Risk | Nomad Risk delivers specialised services and training for organisations and individuals working in remote, austere and extreme environments |
| Prometheus Medical | Prometheus Medical Global, part of Safeguard Medical, provide world-class medical consultancy, services, training and equipment |
| Remote Area Risk International | First Responder, Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support, AWLS, Penthrox and Medical Gases courses. |
| Remote Medic | UK based courses including Wilderness and Expedition Medicine, Sports Medicine (distance learning) and Minor Illness and Injuries for Remote Medics |
| Training Expertise | Outdoor first aid, Wilderness First Responder, field safety and driver training |
| TREC | Travel-Health Related Education and Care: travel medicine courses |
| WEMSI | WEMSI-International: Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness EMT and Wilderness Physician courses |
| WMA International | Wilderness Medical Associates International: courses including Wilderness Advanced Life Support in the USA, Central America and Europe |
| Wilderness Medical Training | Provider of training to medics and lay people in the UK and abroad, including Chamonix and Morocco Adventure Medic Course Review: Morocco Mountain Medicine Adventure Medic Course Review: Adventure Medicine, Lake District Adventure Medic Course Review: Chamonix Expedition Medicine Course |
| World Extreme Medicine | Provider of wilderness medicine courses in the UK and abroad (formerly Expedition & Wilderness Medicine) Adventure Medic Course Review: Expedition and Wilderness Medicine Course, Keswick |
| NOLS | National Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness First Aid Program (North America) |
| Outdoor Medicine (Netherlands) | Outdoor Medicine offers expedition & wilderness medicine courses and congresses, as well as medical support on expeditions |
| RescueMED (Australia) | RescueMED offers professional development for doctors, nurses and paramedics wishing to utilise and expand their skills in remote or wilderness settings |
| University of Tasmania Expedition Medicine Course | 8 day practical expedition medicine course |
| Wild Med Adventures (Kenya) | Adventure Expeditions and CME. Experience a trip of a lifetime in small group settings. Medical and Non-Medical welcome |
| Wild Medix (South Africa) | Wild Medix is a dynamic South African company dedicated to providing specialised first aid and rescue training for wilderness, tactical and urban situations Adventure Medic Course Review: Mount Kenya Expedition Course |
| Dip. Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (RCPSG) | Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (RCPSG) |
| Dip. Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (online) | Diploma Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (Online) |
| Dip. Immediate Medical Care (RCSED) | Diploma in Immediate Medical Care |
| Dip. Mountain Medicine (UCLAN) | Diploma in Mountain Medicine |
| Dip. Remote and Offshore Medicine (RCSED) | Diploma in Remote and Offshore Medicine |
| Dip. Retrieval and Transfer Medicine (RCSED) | Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine examination |
| Diploma in Travel Medicine (RSPSG) | Diploma in Travel Medicine |
| Professional Diploma in Travel Health (online) | Professional Diploma in Travel Health (online) |
| Professional Diploma in Topical Nursing (LSHTH) | Professional Diploma in Topical Nursing Online |
| Diploma Tropical Nursing (LSTM) | Diploma Tropical Nursing (LSTM) |
| DMCC | Diploma in Medical Care of Catastrophes |
| DRH Liverpool | Diploma in Reproductive Health in Developing Countries |
| DTMH Glasgow | Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Glasgow |
| DTMH Liverpool | Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Liverpool |
| DTMH London | Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in London |
| MHS Liverpool | MSc in Humanitarian Studies (open to intercalating students) |
| MSc Climate Change & Planetary Health | MSc in Climate Change & Planetary Health (LSHTM) |
| MSc Control of Infectious Diseases | MSc Control of Infectious Diseases (LSHTM) |
| MSc Disaster Medicine (UCLAN) | MSc Disaster Medicine (UCLAN) |
| MSc in Extreme Medicine (UOE/WEM) | MSc in Extreme Medicine (UOE/WEM) |
| MSc in Global and Remote Healthcare | MSc in Global and Remote Healthcare (Plymouth) |
| MSc Global Health Policy by Distance Learning | MSc Global Health Policy by Distance Learning (LSHTM) |
| MSc Global Health (LSTM) | MSc Global Health (LSTM) |
| MSc in Global Health (Oxford) | MSc in Global Health (Oxford) |
| MSc Global Health (Plymouth) | MSc Global Health (Plymouth) |
| MSc in Global Health (UCL) | MSc in Global Health (UCL) |
| MSc Global Mental Health | MSc Global Mental Health (LSHTM) |
| MSc Health in Humanitarian Crises by Distance Learning | MSc Health in Humanitarian Crises by Distance Learning (LSHTM) |
| MSc Humanitarian Studies (LSTM) | MSc Humanitarian Studies (LSTM) |
| MSc Master of Public Health (International) (LSTM) | MSc Master of Public Health (International) (LSTM) |
| MSc Master of Public Health (Humanitarian Health) (LSTM) | MSc Master of Public Health (Humanitarian Health) (LSTM) |
| MSc Master of Public Health (Managing Health Services) (LSTM) | MSc Master of Public Health (Managing Health Services) (LSTM) |
| MSc Master of Public Health (Outbreak Control and Health Protection) (LSTM) | MSc Master of Public Health (Outbreak Control and Health Protection) (LSTM) |
| MSc Master of Public Health (Sexual and Reproductive Health) (LSTM) | MSc Master of Public Health (Sexual and Reproductive Health) (LSTM) |
| MSc Medicine in Hazardous Area Response (Plymouth) | MSc Medicine in Hazardous Area Response (Plymouth) |
| MSc Nutrition for Global Health | MSc Nutrition for Global Health (LSHTM) |
| MSc One Health: Ecosystems, Humans and Animals | MSc One Health: Ecosystems, Humans and Animals (LSHTM) |
| MSc Public Health | MSc Public Health (LSHTM) |
| MSc Remote and Rural Medicine | MSc Remote and Rural Medicine |
| MSc Tropical Disease Biology (LSTM) | MSc Tropical Disease Biology (LSTM) |
| MSc Tropical Health and Infectious Disease Research (LSTM) | MSc Tropical Health and Infectious Disease Research (LSTM) |
| MSc Tropical Medicine & International Health | MSc Tropical Medicine & International Health (LSHTM) |
| MSc Tropical Paediatrics | MSc Tropical Paediatrics (LSTM) |
| MSc Tropical and Infectious Diseases | MSc Tropical and Infectious Diseases (LSTM) |
| Introduction to Humanitarian Healthcare | Free online course from the RCSEd on Humanitarian Healthcare in partnership with UK-Med |
| Short Courses at LSHTM | Short courses/CPD at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| Short Courses at LSTM | Short courses/CPD at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
| Canadian Diploma Mountain Medicine | Canadian Diploma Mountain Medicine (English) |
| Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments Program University of Tasmania | Variety of Certificate, Diploma and Masters courses available in a number of areas from Space, Offshore to Expedition Medicine Adventure Medic Review: Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments Program |
| Nepal Diploma Mountain Medicine | Nepal Diploma Mountain Medicine |
| New Zealand Postgraduate Diploma in Travel Medicine (Otago) | New Zealand Postgraduate Diploma in Travel Medicine |
| Apex | APEX was founded by medical students at the University of Edinburgh in 2001. Since then, hundreds of students have taken part in expeditions investigating the effect of altitude and hypoxia on the human body |
| Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society | Medical expedition research open to students and doctors |
| Extreme Environments Research Group | Investigates the physiological and psychological responses to adverse environments (e.g. heat, cold, and hypoxia) and the preparation and protection of those who enter such environments |
| Xtreme Everest | Xtreme Everest aims to improve outcomes for people who become critically ill |
| BMMS: Dr Jim Milledge Mountain Medicine Bursary | Annual award of £350. Open to doctors, physiologists or similar, including students. Planning / undertaking major research project, review, or development project |
| RCPSG | As a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow you have the opportunity to apply for a number of awards to help you progress your research, improve your knowledge and skills or widen your experience by visiting other countries and/or specialist centres |
| RSTMH | Applications for grants of up to £5,000 (GBP) are welcomed from early career researchers and global health professionals based anywhere in the world, who have not had research funding of £5,000 (GBP) or more in their own name before. The projects can be on any topic related to tropical medicine and global health, from across the research spectrum of lab, translation, implementation and policy, and should take up to one year |
| The FRRHH Fellowship | FRRHH are able to award up to £5000 per individual applicant, to support activities and projects including research, educational development, professional training, or travel opportunities relating to remote, rural, or humanitarian healthcare |
| Adventure Under Sail | College at sea for 15-21 year olds |
| AMECA | Alex’s Medical and Educational Clinic in Africa: medical education and care in African Communities |
| AMREF Flying Doctors | AMREF East African flying doctor service |
| BASICS | British Association for Immediate Care |
| BASICS Scotland | British Association for Immediate Care, Scotland Adventure Medic Review Article: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Course |
| British Red Cross | British Red Cross |
| Critical Care International | Remote healthcare delivery in challenging environments |
| Danish Refugee Council | Helping refugees and displaced worldwide since 1956 |
| Doctors of the World | Doctors of the World |
| Floating Doctors | Providing Healthcare, Education & Community Development To Underserved Communities |
| GECCo | The Global Emergency Care Collaborative (GECCo) is a multi-disciplinary collaboration of professionals in emergency care with a shared interest in global health |
| Help for Heroes | Charity supporting wounded British soldiers |
| Himalayan Rescue Association | Himalayan Rescue Association |
| Kings Global Health Partnership | King’s Global Health Partnerships works with health facilities, academic institutions and governments to strengthen health systems and improve the quality of care in four countries: Somaliland, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. Volunterring opportunities available |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres | Medecins Sans Frontieres UK |
| Mercy Corps | Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of crisis, disaster, poverty, and climate change to create a world where everyone can prosper. Beyond delivering aid to meet urgent needs, we develop long-term solutions to make lasting change possible. |
| Mercy Ships UK | International Surgical Care Mission Charity |
| Mountain Heart Nepal | Nepali charity aiming to create sustainable clinics in remote mountainous areas of Nepal |
| Mountain Rescue England and Wales | Volunteering opportunities with different mountain rescue teams |
| Norwegian Refugee Council | The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future. |
| On Call Africa | To improve health outcomes for marginalised rural communities in Zambia by improving access to quality healthcare. Volunteering opportunities for post FY2 |
| PCI | Primary Care International: Providing family medicine education in resource poor countries. |
| RE:ACT | RE:ACT is a humanitarian charity that rapidly responds to disasters and emergencies in the UK and overseas |
| RedR | RedR UK disaster relief charity |
| RNLI | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| Skatistan | Charity teaching young people to skateboard in Afghanistan and Cambodia |
| SOS Mediterranee | SOS MEDITERRANEE is a European, maritime-humanitarian organisation for the rescue of life in the Mediterranean. |
| Team 5 | A non-profit SOFMED veteran foundation that provides medical care in the most overlooked remote areas of the world. |
| UK-Med / UKIETR | Disaster medicine and home of the UK International Emergency Trauma Register |
| Vine Trust | Delivering primary healthcare and health education to remote communities by ship |
| The Virtual Doctors | The Virtual Doctors use a Smartphone App to connect isolated health centres in rural Zambia and Malawi with volunteer doctors, based predominantly in the UK |
| VSO | Voluntary Service Overseas |
| Wessex Global Health Network | The Network seeks to help interested people know who in Wessex is working in global health, how to keep in touch with them and how to get involved. It helps people remain up to date with what is going on locally, nationally and internationally and promotes events to share good practice. The Network is a part of the Centre for Global Health at the University of Winchester |
| ZADP | Zambia Anaesthetic Development Programme supports anaesthesia development through training, support, quality improvement and research |
| BASICS Scotland | BASICS Scotland prehospital care podcasts |
| BMMS | The British Mountain Medicine Society is a collaberation of healthcare professionals with an interest in mountain medicine |
| PHEMCAST | PHEMCAST is a prehospital podcast run by 2 UK ED Consultants |
| The Wilderness Medic | Expedition and Wilderness medicine podcast featuring interviews with leading figures from the world of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine, discussions regarding common medical problems on expedition |
| Wilderness Medicine Society | Stay current with new and noteworthy cutting-edge topics in wilderness medicine and adventure through the Wilderness Medicine Society Podcast |
| World Extreme Medicine | WEM offers a mixture of podcasts (WEMCAST) and webinars (WEM Academy) on a variety of subjects |
| Chris Imray- High Altitude Medicine | Prof Imray is one of the UK specialists in the management frostbite and is part of the UK frostbite advice service |
| Disaster Ready | Online learning platform built to better prepare humanitarian and development professionals for the critical work they do by providing high-quality, relevant online learning resources at no cost |
| ICAR | The International Commission for Alpine Rescue publish guidelines |
| MSF Medical Guidelines | PDFs and apps for MSFs medical guidelines |
| Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine | The bible for expedition medicine. Currently in its second edition. 3rd edition due for release |
| UIAA Medical Guidelines | Guidance from the UIAA medical commission on altitude medicine |
| UKDMC | UK Diving Medical Committee. Advise on diving medicine issues, including assessment of fitness to dive |
| Updated Guidance for Medical Provision for Wilderness Medicine | Guidance from the RCSED on the skills and experience needed to join an expedition in the role of a medic |
| Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Journal | Journal of the Wilderness Medicine Society. The Clinical Practice Guidelines are a valuable free resource |
| Australasian Wilderness & Expedition Medicine Society Conference | Annual Wilderness Medicine Conference |
| Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine Conference | Annual Wilderness Medicine Conference in Canada and Online |
| World Extreme Medicine | Annual wilderness and extreme medicine conference |
| Wilderness Medical Society Conferences | Summer and Winter annual Wilderness Medicine Conferences |
| AAC | The Austrian Alpine Club offers grants for training courses in scrambling, climbing and alpine preparation |
| AMI | For climbing/ mountaineering in the UK, ensure your instructor is a fully qualified Association Mountaineering Instructors member |
| BMG | For alpine adventures ensure your guide or instructor is an IFMGA-qualified guide (they can also work in the UK) |
| JCMT | The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust is a charity providing young people (under 30) with life-changing subsidised mountaineering courses in Scotland and the Alps. |
| Mountain Training | Mountain Training is the awarding body for qualifications in walking, climbing and mountaineering |
| The Alpine Club | Opportunities for members to meet like-minded individuals and go on expeditions throughout the world. Grants available from the club to support exploratory climbing expeditions |
| Alpine Guides Ski Touring Equipment Advice | Great advice each year from Alpine Guides to advise on which skis/ bindings/ transceiver |
| BMG | Hire a British IFMGA mountain guide to take you ski touring |
| British Backcountry | Facebook page for information on UK ski touring conditions as well as a list of instructors/ guides/ courses (see the about tab) |
| Eagles Ski Club | The Eagle Ski Club is the UK’s largest and most active ski touring and ski mountaineering club. Opportunities to develop ski touring skills as well as joining other members on tours and expeditions |
| UCPA | Not for profit French organisation offering activity courses all over France including skiing and mountaineering |
| Bushmasters | Adventure and survival courses to desert and jungle locations |
| Newland Expeditions | Polar expeditions and training |
| Unique Expeditions | Offer a variety of medical and non medical training expeditions in various environments |
| Wild Human | UK based bushcraft training and overseas expeditions |
| British Canoeing | The national governing body for paddlesports in the UK. Information on local clubs |
| Canoe Wales | Welsh Canoe Association |
| RYA | Royal Yachting Association. National governing body for dinghy, motor and sail boats |
| SCA | Scottish Canoe Association |
| Adventure Alternative | Adventure company offering elective placements in Kenya and Nepal |
| AMECA | Alex’s Medical and Educational Clinic in Africa: Elective placements in African Clinics. Bursaries available. |
| BMA Elective Advice Pages | Tips on planning your elective, including a list of funding sources and information about indemnity |
| Cinterandes Foundation | Mobile surgical van in Ecuador |
| DocTours | Electives for medical students and work experience programs for all healthcare students in developing countries |
| Electives Network | Large database of elective opportunities. Free access in UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand via medical defence companies |
| Gizo Hospital | Remote electives in the Solomon Islands |
| Global Medical Projects | Volunteer medical projects for students and health professionals: including paramedic, physiotherapy, radiography and dental |
| HHE | Himalayan Health Exchange: electives in Himalayan village clinics |
| London Air Ambulance | Electives with the London Air Ambulance (London HEMS) |
| Medical Elective Network | Medical Spanish programs, Peruvian hospital electives and international surgical missions |
| New Zealand Pre Hospital/ Mountain Medicine | Exciting elective opportunity provided by the New Zealand Mountain Medicine Society |
| Project Amazonas | Peruvian jungle elective |
| Rural Assistance Nepal | Nepal elective opportunities |
| RFDS | Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Elective Placements |
| WMS Elective | Wilderness Medicine Society Student Elective: four-week elective including the Wilderness First Responder course |
| Work the World | Work the World: structured electives in Africa, Asia and South America |
| RCPSG | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. We offer eight scholarships of up to £1,000 to medical students annually to enable them to spend 4-6 weeks studying abroad as part of their elective study within the medical school curriculum. Applicants should be medical students studying in the UK and at least 3 of the successful applications will be selected from University of Glasgow students. |
| RCSED | The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has a number of bursaries available each year for medical and dental student |
| Royal College of Physicians | RCP medical student elective bursaries |
| Royal Medical Benevolent Fund | Summary of elective grants available |
