Advanced Wilderness Life Support Certification

The AWLS course was originally developed at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the US and has grown significantly since its creation in 1997.

AWLS certification is appropriate for any qualified medical professional or medical professional in training who has an interest in wilderness activities. Graduates include outdoor enthusiasts, expedition participants, US Army and other military medical personnel, wilderness medicine academicians and Wilderness Medical Society Fellowship candidates.

The Wilderness Life Support Institute was founded by Paul S.Auerbach, MD and Richard Ingebretsen, MD to oversee the content and quality of the AWLS certification program. The mission of AWLS is to create competence in medical professionals, enabling them to prevent and effectively manage emergency medical situations outside traditional medical facilities.

We offer AWLS as a stand-alone course, or combined with a trek on the stunning Hump Ridge Track.

Certify in Wilderness Medicine:

• Hands-on, practical wilderness medicine,
• Four year Wilderness Medicine certification for licensed medical professionals,
• Wilderness medicine curriculum developed by leading experts,
• Focus on most common wilderness injuries and illnesses.

Schedule • Location • CME/CPD/MOPS • Hump Ridge Track • Registration • Payment