Wilderness Medicine Track

The Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency has designed the Wilderness Medicine Track with several goals:

• To educate residents about the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of injuries and illness occuring in the wilderness, other remote settings;

• To teach residents the necessary skills to become medical advisors for outdoor organizations, including search & rescue teams, outdoor education groups and international expeditions;
  

• To allow residents to develop skills in research and writing in the field of wilderness medicine;
  

• To promote teaching skills so that residents can become future educators in wilderness medicine;
  

• To provide local organizations with valuable medical resources through service learning opportunities.