Becoming a Fellow...

To achieve Fellow status in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine, a candidate must accumulate a minumum of 100 total credits according to the following table through participatation in eligible, credit-scored activities and acumulation of relevant experience:

   
Minimum
Maximum

Core Curriculum
(all topics)

Required Topics
55
70
Electives
5
10
Experience  
20
40

Candidates must complete a minimum of 55 to a maximum of 70 credits from the list of "required" topics and earn a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 10 credits from the "elective" topics. So the total credits earned towards the core curriculum total 60-80. To reward candidates credit for Wilderness Medical Experience other than attendance at reviewed events, completion of the Experience Report provides up to 40 credtis. Each candidate must accumulate at least 20 credits from the Experience Report. The report reflects the candidate's experience in the following six categories:

  • Board Certification & Conference Attendance
  • Publishing & Research
  • Volunteer Teaching
  • Public Service
  • Practice
  • Service to WMS

Accounting for a candidate's accumulating credits is accomplished according to the following repeating sequence:

1) Verification by WMS staff of the candidate's attendence at an approved, scored activity.
2) Online designation of attended sessions related to each activity by the candidate.
3) Online completion and editing of Experience Report information.
4) Review of Fellow Status Reports.

Current List of Fellows

Master's Fellow Program

During the July 2009 Annual Meeting in Snowmass, the WMS Board of Directors approved a concept paper detailing the structure of a specialized educational program in Wilderness Medicine. This new Master’s Degree Program offered by the Academy of Wilderness Medicine has, and continues to be, beta tested over the last year and was announced to the Wilderness Medical Society’s membership during the Snowmass 2010 Fellow’s Convocation at the 2010 Annual Meeting. In contrast to the Fellow’s Program, which is a broad-based or “Baccalaureate” program, this new educational program is a specific area of study or “Masters”-level program. It is therefore referred to as the Master’s Fellow Degree Program.

For information about our new Master's Fellow Program, please see the Master's Fellow page.