Continuing Education Overview
The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
All educational content presented in this activity has been reviewed and validated as appropriate in keeping with sound scientific principles.
ACEP: WMS applies for American College of Emergency Physicians credit.
AAFP: WMS applies for American Academy of Family Physicians credit.
AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
CAPCE (In person attendance required): WMS is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education. Jennifer Dow, MD, MHA, FACEP, FAWM, DiMM, serves as the Medical Director for CAPCE.
Target Audience
Medical professionals who engage in wilderness activities, who counsel individuals who take part in such activities, or who practice in locations in which they are likely to encounter individuals who have been injured in such activities.
Specialty CME
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
- MOC points in the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
- MOC points in the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
- MOC points in the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
- MOC points in the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and
- MOC points in the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM)
This conference offers FAWM core and elective credits. Actual credits awarded depend on personal credit needs and history.
This conference (both in-person and virtual) has been designated as a live event. To fulfill the requirement of attending at least “one live WMS conference,” candidate must attend at least a portion of the conference live (virtual attendees will need to login to the online platform) and submit all FAWM credits by the deadline set for each conference. (Candidates can submit FAWM credits after the deadline if they have already met the live event requirement).