Overview of the Core Curriculum
Overview
A
broad group of topics unified by their applicability in
wilderness and extreme settings forms the WMS core curriculum.
This comprehensive listing of topics is based on evidence
and, with the addition of well-formulated objectives and
exam questions, is used to support other WMS programs. It
is the heart of the Academy. The WMS Resident-Student
Elective, Practitioner Registry (FAWM), research programs,
conferences, publications, presentation library, as well
as the Educational Achievement and Faculty Certification
programs are all based on the core curriculum. It
is divided into four main sections:
- Clinical/Medical
- Field
Craft
- Faculty
Development
- Research
and Clinical Investigation
The
Core Curriculum is supported by a numeric unique identification
system (UIS). This allows for efficient and accurate
tracking of topics for applications supporting other Academy
modules. Under the UIS each topic/class has an assigned
7-digit code. The system is designed to expand in all areas
as determined by future needs.
The first
two numbers indicate the academic or sub-disciplinary category
i.e. Dive Medicine, Tropical & Travel Medicine etc.
(01-99)
The next
three numbers identify the specific topic/class (001-999)
within the category.
The 6th
number indicates length of instruction in hours (in ¼ hr
increments)
The 7th
number indicates instructional format (0-9) i.e.
Hands-on
(0)
Lecture
(1)
Small group
(2)
Seminar
(3)
Panel discussion
(4)
On-line/web
based (5)
Example:
For a particular Conference, a one-hour lecture on Applications
of gravity repellant to mountaineering rescue operations
might be assigned UIS # 06-034-1-1. An associated two-hour
workshop with hands on applications of the same material
may be assigned a different UIS such as: 06-034-2-0. A brief
30 min. seminar style overview of this topic would be coded
as: 06-034-.5-3
There
is great value in identifying each type of experience in
a unique fashion. Since educational material can be presented
in many formats and for various lengths of time there is
potential for confusion and inequity when determining whether
a potential registrant has met the requirements for registry.
The detailed UIS will allow the use of multiple methods
to track each member's various WMS related educational activities
in a standardized, accurate, and efficient manner that supports
the different requirements for general and sub-disciplinary
registry. It can easily be expanded with out disrupting
the basic system as new classes are added with each WMS
activity. In addition it can be used to calculate and track
CME contact hours for reporting purposes.
Listing
of Sub-disciplines and Topics
Curriculum
topics with their UIS numbers are listed below. Note
that topic names may not exactly match those used in any
given educational activity. Topics within the core curriculum
that are necessary for completion of the Practitioner Registry
(FAWM) are listed on the FAWM Curriculum page.
01
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
001 Physics
& Physiology of Depth
002 Overview
of Dive Medicine
003 Dysbarisms
& Barotrauma
004 Hazardous
Marine Creatures
005 Introduction
to Therapeutic Hyperbaric Oxygen
006 Marine
Envenomations
007 Introduction
to Hyperbaric Chamber Operations
008 Duties
and Roles of the Dive Medical Officer
009 Pre-participation
Physical Examination and Screening for Diving
010 The
Dive Medical Officer Medical Kit
011 Altitude
and Diving
012 Diving
Accident Management
013 Long
Term Consequences of Diving
014 Principles
of Recompression Therapy
015 Diving
and Special Populations
016 Oxygen
Toxicity
017 Case
Scenarios in Diving Accidents
018 Case
Scenarios in Recompression Therapy
019
Intro to Mixed-gas, Closed Circuit, and Surface supplied
Diving
020 Closed
Circuit Diving
02
Tropical and Travel Medicine
001 Overview
Immunizations for Travel
002 Overview
of Tic-borne illness
003 Overview
of Viral Illness while Traveling
004 Malaria
005 Parasites
& Protozoan infections in the Traveler
006 Managing
a Travel Medicine Clinic
007 Chronic
Medical Conditions and Travel
008 Pre-Participation
Medical Assessment of the Wilderness Traveler
009 Traveler's
Diarrhea
010 Planning
for Group Travel
011 Group
Travel PE
012 Women's
Issues in Traveling
013 Children
& Elderly in the Wilderness
014 Safety
& Security While Traveling
015 Surviving
Hostage Situations
016 Rabies
017 Overview
of Travel Medicine
018 Overview
of Plague
019 Viral
Hepatitis
020 Recognition
and management of Dengue Fever
021 The
Immunocompromised Traveler
022 Air
Travel and safety
023 Medical
Kits for Exotic Travel
024 Lyme
Disease
025 Advice
for travelers with heart and lung problems
026 Resources
for Pre-travel Preparation
027 Special
Considerations of long-term travel and the Expatriate
028 Cultural
Considerations in Travel Medicine
029 Chronic
Diarrhea in the Returned Traveler
030 Incorporating
Travel Medicine into a Medical Practice
031 Overview
of Hanta Virus
032 Overview
of Leptospirosis
033 Travel
Dermatology
034 Fever
in the Returned Traveler
035 STDs
in the Adventure Traveler
036 Special
Medical Considerations in African Travel
037 Special
Medical Considerations in Central American Travel
038 Special
Medical Considerations in South American Travel
039 Special
Medical Considerations in South East Asian Travel
040 Special
Medical Considerations in South West Asian Travel
041 Special
Medical Considerations in Central Asian Travel
042 Special
Medical Considerations in European Travel
043 Case
Studies in Diarrhea in Travelers (ws)
044 Case
Studies in Dermatology (ws)
045 Case
Studies in Fever in Travelers (ws)
046 Case
Studies in Malaria in Travelers (ws)
047 Case
studies and Pre-travel advice for Women (ws)
048 Case
Studies in Immunizations (ws)
049 Overview
of Hemorrhagic Fevers
050 Water-borne
Parasitic Infections
051 Emerging
Infections
052 The
Interpersonal Features of Group Travel
053 Ebola
Virus
054 Overview
of Infectious Disease in Adventure Travel
03
High Altitude & Mountaineering Medicine
001 Physics
& Physiology of Altitude
002 Overview
of High Altitude Disorders
003 Altitude
Sickness and Miscellaneous Disorders
004 Overview
of HAPE & HACE
005 Altitude
considerations in the general traveler
006 Exercise
at High Altitude
007 The
effect of High Altitude on Underlying Medical Problems
008 High
Altitude Pulmonary Edema
009 High
Altitude Cerebral Edema
010 The
Eye at High Altitude
011 Pregnancy
at High Altitude
012 Nutrition
at High Altitude
013 Mountain
Medicine in Extreme Environments
014 Women
and High Altitude Adventure Travel
04
Expedition Medicine
001 Basic
Field Dentistry
002 Overview
of Expedition Medicine
003 Medical
Kits for Expeditions
004 Medicine
and Adventure at the South Pole
005 Psychological
Issues in Adventure Travel
05
Field Craft and Equipment
001 Intro
to Wilderness Medicine
002 Law
and Ethics in Wilderness Medicine
003 Water
Procurement in the Wilderness
004 Food
Procurement in the Wilderness
005 Leave
No trace Camping/Hiking
006 Cold
Weather Hiking & Trekking
007 Backpacking
Skills
008 Foot
Gear and Care of the Feet
009 Overview
of Clothing Selection for the Wilderness
010 Overview
of Wilderness Survival
011 Survival
Shelters
012 Survival
Signaling
013 Survival
Kits
014 Survival
Leadership
015 Land
Navigation
016 All
purpose Ropes and Knots
017 Surviving
in the Desert
018 Knife
& Tool Selection for Travel in the Outdoors
019 Celestial
Navigation (ws)
020 Plant
Identification & collection (ws)
021 Surviving
in the Arctic
022 Surviving
at Sea
023 Surviving
in the Jungle
024 Wilderness
Survival for Kids
025 Overview
of GPS Navigation
026 General
Wilderness Medical Kit
027 Marine
Medical Kit
028 Overview
of Survival in Extreme Environments
029 General
Gear Selection- First Aid Kits, Packing and Outdoors Equipment
030 Fire
Safety for Wild Lands
031 Portable
Ultrasound in Wilderness Medicine
06
Rescue and Evacuation
001 Overview
of Search and Rescue Operations
002 Avalanche
Rescue
003 Critical
Incident Management
004 Critical
Incident Debriefing and Psychology
005 Overview
of Fire-Ground Rescue Operations
006 White
Water Injuries and Rescue
007 Introduction
to High Angle Rescue Operations
008 Lifting
and Moving Injured Persons
009 Transporting
the Dead from Remote Locations
010 Overview
of Accidents and Rescue Operations in Mountaineering
011 Wilderness
Rescue for Backcountry Travelers
07
Sports Medicine and Physiology
001 Exercise
Physiology
002 Homeostasis
& Fluid Resuscitation
003 Physiology
of Heat Exchange
004 The
Elderly Patient in the Wilderness
005 Injuries
from Water-Related Sports
006 Injuries
from Climbing
007 Injuries
from Skiing & Snow Boarding
008 Injuries
from Mountain-Biking
009 Cognitive
Impairment in High-Risk Wilderness Settings
010 Pediatric
Wilderness Medicine
08
Preventive Medicine, Field Sanitation & Hygiene
001 General
Field Sanitation & Hygiene Measures
002 Vector
Control & Barriers- reducing the risk of arthropod exposure
003 Field
Latrines
004 Food
Inspection and Preparation
005 Water
Purification Methods
09
General Environmental Medicine
001 Overview
of Cold Injury
002 Frost
Bite and Trench Foot
003 Lightning
Injury
004 Near
Drowning & Immersion
005 Solar
Injury and Protection
006 Overview
of Insects & Arachnids
007 Mammalian
Attacks
008 Overview
of Envenomations
009 Heat
Illness & Dehydration
010 Plant
Toxins & Dermatitis
011 Nutrition
in Extreme Environments
012 Overview
of Aerospace Medicine
013 Anaphylaxis
014 Hymenoptera
Bites & stings
015 Miscellaneous
Insect Bites and Stings
016 Arachnid
Bites and stings: Scorpions & Spiders
017 Killer
Bees
018 Fire
Ants
019 Recognition
and Management of Hypothermia
020 Overview
of Reptile Envenomation
021 Venomous
Snakes and Envenomation
022 Venomous
Lizards and Envenomation
023 Medical
Kits for Desert Travel
024 Special
Heat Problems in Urban Settings
025 Overview
of Wilderness Toxicology
026 Jungle
Medicine
027 Seafood
Related Toxins
028 Overview
of Avalanche
029 Cold
Weather Clothing Selection
030 Health
Maintenance at Sea
031 Overview
of Animal, Reptile, and Arthropod Attacks
032 Hypothermia
and cold water immersion
033 Overview
of Heat and Solar Injuries
034 Cold
Injuries in Children
035 Antvenins
10
Improvised and Alternative Medicine
001 Improvised
Field Wound management
002 Improvisational
Medical Techniques in the Wilderness
003 Overview
of Primitive Medicine
004 Alternative
Medicine Strategies and the Wilderness Traveler
005 Medicinal
Plants
006 Clinical
Hypnosis in the Wilderness
007 Survival
Medicine
11
Disaster & Humanitarian Assistance
001 Overview
of Disaster & Humanitarian Assistance
002 Refugee
Planning and Management
003 Overview
of Bioterroism
004 Overview
of Chemical Warfare Agents
005 Management
of Radiologic Incidents and Casualties
006 National
and International Relief Organizations
007 Overview
of the National Disaster Management System
008 Camp
Construction for Large Groups
009 Psycho-social
responses to Disaster
010 Travel
Medicine for Volunteer Physicians in Developing Countries
011 Fundamentals
of Outbreak Investigation
012 Overview
of Natural Disasters and Volunteering
12
Wilderness Emergencies and Trauma Management
001 Overview
of Medical Emergencies in the Wilderness
002 Pre-hospital
Patient Assessment
003 Pain
Management in the Wilderness Setting
004 Antibiotics
Selection and Therapy
005 Ocular
Trauma and Emergencies
006 Death
& Dying
007 Compartment
Syndrome
008 Fractures
& Dislocations
009 Sprains
& Strains
010 Soft
Tissue Injuries and contusions
011 Improvised
Splints, Litters and carries
012 General
Wound Management in the Wilderness
013 Wilderness
Trauma and Creativity
014 Burn
Management
015 Management
of Chest Wounds
016 Amputations
017 Emergency
Airways
018 Overview
of Tactical Medical Support to Law Enforcement
019 Overview
of Tactical Medical Support to Military Special Operations
020 Overview
of Wilderness First aid
021 Overview
of Field Management of General Orthopedic Problems
022 Psychological
Response to injury and crisis
023 Management
of Cardiac & Pulmonary Emergencies in the Wilderness
024 Management
of Common Knee Injuries in the Wilderness
025 Management
of Common Shoulder injuries in the Wilderness
026 Management
of Common Ankle & Foot Injuries in the Wilderness
026 Management
of Common Wrist and Hand Injuries in the Wilderness
027 Overuse
Injuries in the Wilderness Setting
028 Management
of Thoracic and Abdominal Injuries
029 The
Wilderness Poison Control Center
030 Overview
of Anti-Venom
031 Surfing
and Wind Surfing Injuries
032 Management
of Head Injury in the Wilderness
033 Management
of Spinal Injury in the Wilderness
034 Stress
and Panic Reactions in the Wilderness
13
Wilderness Medicine Faculty Development
001 Excellence
in Teaching
002 Fundamentals
of Adult Learning Theory
003 Preparing
Presentations
004 Fundamentals
of Public Speaking
005 Curriculum
Development
006 Feedback
and Evaluation
007 Information
Mastery in Medicine
008 Planning
for Courses, Conferences and Seminars
009 Teaching
One-on-one and Small Groups
010 Teaching
Procedures
011 The
Educator's Portfolio
012 Ambulatory
& Bedside Teaching
013 Faculty
Mentoring and Leadership
014 Managing
Successful Meetings
015 Testing
and Evaluation- Outcomes Assessment
14
Wilderness Medicine Research
001 Introduction
to Research
002 Formulating
the Research Question
003 Study
Design
004 Fundamentals
of Handling Data
005 Fundamentals
of Epidemiology
006 Fundamentals
of Statistical Applications
007 Ethics
in Research
008 Funding,
Grants and Resources
009 The
Research Proposal
010 Writing
for Publication
011 Presenting
Research (Presentations & Posters)
012 Human
and Animal Use Studies
