emilypea Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Hi all, I am interested in doing a wilderness medicine rotation, and was wondering if anyone on here has researched it/done one/know of someone who has done one and could point me in the right direction. I found the WMS (wms.org) website, and there are some helpful links there, but it seems as though a lot of them say they are specifically for med students. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Steve Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Thoughts about the rotation? As a self proclaimed tree hugger and former wilderness paramedic, I think it would be a blast. However, the practicality of it may be a little skewed. Rotations are basically a year long job interview. To optimize the bang for the buck I think the time/energy/money may be better spent on more of a core focus. The pay off for doing a wilderness medicine rotation would be to perhaps get hooked up on a cool expedition. The pay off for a good rotation could be a future job offer. Med students get twice the time to learn what we need to know as PAs. They can afford a bit more goof off time. That being said...I do plan to work towards my FAWM once I get into the working world. I am of the opinion that wilderness/backcountry medicine has a HUGE application to disaster response and that is an arena I would like to be involved in. So the practical side of me says "do another cardio/ortho/internal med/behavorial med rotation" while my not so practical side says "just go do it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 30 day wilderness medicine rotation in Belize here... contact them for a updated schedule. Remote Medicine International also offers a decent wilderness rotation here... I attended their "Remote Medicine for Advanced Providers" course back in 2005 prior to deploying to Iraq. YMMV Contrarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilypea Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Thanks for the responses! I ended up finding one at Yellowstone, and will be there next summer. Just Steve, I went through the same dilemma that you mentioned, but the faculty at my school really encouraged me to go ahead and do it. In my life before PA school I worked in the outdoor industry (ski patrol, raft guide) and am looking for a foot in the door to do wilderness medicine and/or disaster medicine in the future. So hopefully it will be worth it in the end! E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilypea Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Thanks for the responses! I ended up finding one at Yellowstone, and will be there next summer. Just Steve, I went through the same dilemma that you mentioned, but the faculty at my school really encouraged me to go ahead and do it. In my life before PA school I worked in the outdoor industry (ski patrol, raft guide) and am looking for a foot in the door to do wilderness medicine and/or disaster medicine in the future. So hopefully it will be worth it in the end! E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richpac Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I think it would be an awesome experience.......there are likely multiple sites, I'd love to do a stint in Nepal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richpac Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I think it would be an awesome experience.......there are likely multiple sites, I'd love to do a stint in Nepal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paporzelt Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Man, that sounds AWESOME. I would do that just for the adventure of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paporzelt Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Man, that sounds AWESOME. I would do that just for the adventure of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Steve Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Via the WMS I found a gig in Uganda. UW's "company line" is "no overseas rotations" so I didn't bother pursuing it but there are exceptions to every rule. I am not sure i have the diplomatic skills to negotiate those exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Steve Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Via the WMS I found a gig in Uganda. UW's "company line" is "no overseas rotations" so I didn't bother pursuing it but there are exceptions to every rule. I am not sure i have the diplomatic skills to negotiate those exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plener Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Univ Oklahoma 1972--most of the clinical rotations where in isolated areas 6 weeks at a time--i spent most of my years a pa in rual areas like w.virginia and Montana loved it peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plener Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Univ Oklahoma 1972--most of the clinical rotations where in isolated areas 6 weeks at a time--i spent most of my years a pa in rual areas like w.virginia and Montana loved it peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plener Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 i set my own up as student in w. virginia . I was student from Univ of Oklahoma--think about just setting you own rotation up--school might freak out something like in local parenti type thing. peter leenr pa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plener Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 i set my own up as student in w. virginia . I was student from Univ of Oklahoma--think about just setting you own rotation up--school might freak out something like in local parenti type thing. peter leenr pa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plener Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 if i was still working in Montana i would have been glad to have you join us --i wold have helped with transportation and housing and food--say 2 weeks but no retired--here was a sky slope there also hth peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plener Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 if i was still working in Montana i would have been glad to have you join us --i wold have helped with transportation and housing and food--say 2 weeks but no retired--here was a sky slope there also hth peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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