This course recertifies a current WFR by reviewing essential patient assessment, stabilization, and treatment techniques; practicing hands-on scenarios to hone decision-making and problem-solving abilities in remote wilderness settings; and reviews changes in wilderness medicine.

• Learn anytime, anywhere with our online platform

• Maximize your in-person training with focused skill-building

• Flexibility to reschedule your in-person component

• Comprehensive coverage of the latest wilderness medicine guidelines

WFR Recertification Course (WRC)

The 24-hour WRC refreshes a current WFR with new research in wilderness medicine based on the Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines and updated industry-standard guidelines set forth by the Wilderness Education Medicine Collaborative (WMEC). Course participants will review foundational knowledge and apply newly learned skills and guidelines via hands-on scenarios and simulations.

This Wilderness First Responder Recertification Course (WRC) is offered in a Hybrid 2-Day format. Desert Mountain Medicine's Hybrid WRC format meets the WMEC’s minimum requirement of 16 hours delivered in person and is devoted to hands-on, practical skills and simulations. The learning outcomes of the traditional and hybrid course formats are the same.

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Hybrid Wilderness First Recertification Course (WRC)

The Hybrid WRC format offers 8 hours of self-paced, online instruction followed by two consecutive days of in-person instruction. The online component is hosted on CANVAS®, a cloud-based classroom and powerful learning management system that allows individual students to work at a personalized pace. The online material consists of reading assignments, case studies, videos, photos, animations, quizzes, and a midterm exam and is available approximately 1 month before the in-person classroom section.   

The hybrid format works best for self-motivated individuals with good time management skills that have access to a smart phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop, and high-speed internet. This instructional format provides opportunities for course participants to learn at their own speed, during their most convenient times, in their own space. 

During the classroom section, course participants integrate their knowledge via drills, skill stations, scenarios, simulations, and discussions with the same instructor team that support them during the online component.

Registration for the Hybrid WRC includes both the online and classroom sections. In the event that an individual is unable to meet in-person, or a classroom section is canceled, course participants have the flexibility to transfer to another 2-day classroom section as long as it is within 1-year of completing the online component. 

Hours: 24

Length: 8 hours of self-paced online component + 2 days in-person.  In-person days are 8 hours each day.

Training:

• WFR Recertification (3 year certification)

• CPR (3 year certification)

• Wilderness Anaphylaxis Training (2 year certification)

Valid WFR completion card. Online-only WFR certifications are not accepted.

CE Hours: WRC courses are eligible for up to 18 EMT continuing education hours with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) and the South Dakota state EMS office. Review WRC CEU Itemized List  for a breakdown of available hours, and reach out to learn more about EMS continuing education with DMM.

We are proud to teach DMM courses and believe they are the highest quality wild med has to offer! Here are a few of the reasons:

• Desert Mountain Medicine (DMM) has offered wilderness medicine training for outdoor recreationalists, outdoor professionals, medical professionals, government agency personnel, and industry professionals who operate in remote regions since 1998.

• They are a founding member of the Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative (WMEC) and take an active role in determining best practice and industry standards in wilderness medicine.

• Their field manual and course curricula are updated regularly to ensure students receive the most up-to-date medical field research and treatment practices.