ADVANCED WILDERNESS LIFE SUPPORT
AWLS SEPT. 13-16th, 2025
Adirondack Mountains, NY
ADVANCED WILDERNESS LIFE SUPPORT (AWLS®)- ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, NY
Join our 4 day AWLS® course in the heart of the Adirondacks at Camp Little Notch. September TBD, 2025. Enjoy the beauty and charm of the adirondack mountains during the beautiful fall. You will be sleeping in 4 person large platform tents with individual cots. Enjoy a private setting of 400+ acres with a lake and our own hiking trails. Learn wilderness medicine while camping out with friends and sharing stories and knowledge.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is ideal for those interested in providing medical care in the wild or those travel enthusiasts, group leaders, climbers, walkers, EMT’s, nurses or doctors with a desire to learn medical treatment in austere environments. While completing the core curriculum of this AWLS® certification course we will complete the core lectures, skills and scenario based sessions at various camps or in wilderness settings along the camp.
***You are welcome to attend even if you are not medically trained. You still will be able to enjoy our lectures, work-shops and scenery. In addition, you can earn your Wilderness First Aid Certification as a non-medical professional.
ATTENDING THIS COURSE YOU WILL:
Learn the latest practical hands-on wilderness medical skills for patient assessment, stabilization and evacuation.
Practice your skills in live scenarios in a wilderness environment
Work with our expert faculty to develop your wilderness skills and back-country techniques.
Earn your AWLS® certification accredited by the University of Utah School of Medicine.
Obtain up to 16 hours of CME or Fellowship credits from the Wilderness Medical Society
The AWLS program focuses on treatment of the most common injuries and illnesses encountered making the AWLS certification the standard in the medical industry for wilderness medicine. This course offers intensive practical skills
CERTIFICATION:
Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) Certificate
Approved for 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and WMS FAWM Credits
All educational content presented in this activity has been reviewed and validated as appropriate in keeping with sound scientific principles.
Maxiumum of 23 FAWM credits: “This course has been approved for Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) credits
through the Wilderness Medical Society. Actual credits awarded depend on personal credit needs and history.”
ITINERARY:
Day 1 (Sept. 13, 2025) - Arrive at camp / Introduction to course / Dinner
Day 2 (Sept. 14, 2025) - Lectures / Outdoor Wilderness Skills Workshop
Day 3 (Sept. 15, 2025) - Lectures / Hiking / Practice Wilderness Scenarios
Day 4 (Sept. 16, 2025) - Wrap-up / Final Exam and Practicals / End of course
THE AWLS TEAM / FACULTY:
The AWLS instructors / Wild Med Adventures Team are all mountaineers, well traveled and experienced, but are only responsible for the educational aspect of this trip. Please see BIO's for instructor information.
PRE-REQUISITES:
ANYONE: EMT, Paramedic, Nurse, PA, NP, RRT, PhD, or Physician for the AWLS certificate and CME
A keen interest in wilderness first aid. If you are non-medical you can still earn your Wilderness First Aid. Contact us.
Some camping experience would be useful
You are welcome to attend if you have an interest in wilderness safety despite not having a medical background
If NO medical background you can earn your Wilderness First Aid Certification during this course.
HEALTH / VACCINATIONS:
Delegates should be vaccinated appropriately
Please bring all necessary medications you may need with you as well as epinephrine pen if you have known allergies
Delegates should be aware this is intended to be a wilderness course in every sense of the word. The team will have limited access to medical care in the general area. This is not a packaged holiday and Wild Med Adventures cannot control mother nature. Should our plans be affected by floods, landslides, lightning storms, snow storms, earthquakes and the like, we will continue with alternate plans in true expedition spirit, affecting self rescues and problem solving along the way.
MEDICAL EVACUATION INSURANCE:
Delegates should have personal insurance to cover any in-country medical examinations, treatment or rescue/evacuation from a remote area. We recommend Global Rescue, who can be contacted via their website and offer trip specific and year long coverage. This is a great insurance for those who plan to head out of country or take other adventure vacations.
COSTS: (Exact Dates will be determined soon)
Trip Cost including 16 hrs CME:
$1899 - Attending Physicians
$1799 - PA's, NP's, EMT's, Paramedics, Nurses, residents, medical students, fellows & other medical professionals that require or wish for AWLS certification & / or CME
$1549 - Non-medical participants or those NOT requiring CME certifications or AWLS certification cards; If you need AWLS certification please select $1799 option.
Non-Medical Wilderness First Aid Certification - Additional $100 (Choose at Check-Out)
Deposit: $750 (non-refundable)
Included: 3 nights lodging, AWLS manual and certification for Medical Attendees upon completion of online exam at end of the course, Wild Med Adventures Gift, all meals, canoe rental, nightly fire & evening wine / drinks (As per the itinerary). 16 hours CME / CEU credits & up to maximum of 23 FAWM credits if needed.
Excluded: All flights and travel to the Adirondacks, airport taxes, airport transfers to the camp, & travel / rescue insurance. Also, does not include additional days of travel. See Gear List for required gear above.
Check or Money Order: Payable to Wild Med Adventures, 7100 Christy Creek, Morehead, KY 40351
EMAIL: wildmedadventures@gmail.com to hold spot if paying by check
**FULL PAYMENT DUE 90 days prior to start of course**
If not paid in full 90 days prior to start of course, we have the right to cancel your trip or there will be a $250 additional fee.
DATES: Sept. 2025 / ALL Forms will be emailed to you prior to start of course.
Please feel free to ask for references from our past students. Everyone has really enjoyed this course the past 6 years. Also, check out our Past Reviews and our Facebook Reviews.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
DEPOSIT IS NON-REFUNDABLE
IF YOU CANCEL 120 DAYS BEFORE COURSE YOU WILL GET FULL REIMBURSEMENT MINUS THE DEPOSIT
If you cancel LESS THAN 120 days prior to course but more than 90 days, you will be reimbursed 50% of Total Course Cost
Cancellation less than 90 days prior to course, there will be no reimbursement
CAMP LITTLE NOTCH
744 Sly Pond Road
Fort Ann, NY 12827
FACULTY DISCLOSURE / CME
It is the policy of Wild Med Adventures, LLC to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. All faculty members are required to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations.
ACCME Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Utah and Wild Med Adventures, LLC. The University of Utah is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Utah College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Each participant should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All educational content presented in this activity has been reviewed and validated as appropriate in keeping with sound scientific principles.
