How is Remote Medical International's training different?

• We teach a unique assessment-based approach to patient care based on real-life experience in remote medical care. For example, Cardiac Emergencies are typically taught in sections by disease or disorder. The student would learn about Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack), then Angina (Chest Pain), and potentially some other disorders. In a Remote Medical International course, you would first learn how to approach a patient with any type of chest pain, and then learn about proper assessment as well as treatment of individual disorders within the larger picture.


• Teaching by this assessment-based approach requires that the instructor have a significant amount of experience dealing with real-life emergencies and it is evident by our experience that students leave our courses with a much more effective system in which to provide care.

• We focus on the skills needed to perform in the remote setting with a hands-on approach to learning. You practice with real equipment in realistic situations. Our scenarios and moulage (stage make-up for realistic injury and illness simulation) simulate real world medical situations and the stress involved in them.

• We are passionate about medicine and teaching. Our courses are low-stress with an emphasis on real understanding, not note memorization. Teaching methods include interactive lecture and hands-on practice to provide students with the opportunity to master concepts and the confidence to use it in a real setting.

• We have a unique breadth and depth of instructor backgrounds combined with advanced training in remote medical care and rescue. Our instructors are all professionally trained and active practitioners who frequently provide medical and rescue support in remote locations. We believe strongly that instructors must have ongoing real-life experience in what they teach. Our medical advisors are active in curriculum development and corporate operations.


• View our Staff Profiles.

• Remote Medical International has been recognized on several occasions for offering the most advanced wilderness medical training available. Our curriculum is overseen by the same physicians and remote area paramedics who work in our medical support group. Our courses are recognized world-wide and are accepted by various private organizations, major outdoor programs, state entities, and the federal government.


• Below are just a few of the organizations that recognize our courses and certifications:
  • American Mountain Guides Association
  • Canadian Mountain Guides Association
  • United States Army
  • United States Air Force
  • United States Coast Guard
  • United States Navy
  • United States Department of the Interior
  • United States Bureau of Land Management
  • Guide Services including Mountain Link, Mountain Madness, Alpine Ascents International, and others

Is there a registration deadline for courses?

What are the training course pre-requisites?

• Be 18+ years old or 16-17 with parental approval

• Be 18+ years old or 16-17 with parental approval

• Be 18+ years old
• Have the ability to lift up to 250 lbs. with assistance
• Have a High School Diploma or equivalent
• Complete a PPD test at a doctor's office within 6 months of the start date of the course

• Be 18+ years old
• Have a current EMT certification

• Be 18+ years old
• Be a current ALS Provider

What are my course payment options?

• WEMT: $500
  
• WFR, RMUR, and RMAP: $200
• WFA and Recertification: Full payment due at time of registration

Can I use financial aid on a course?

Can I receive college credit for my course?

• Fill out CWU Credit Application form. Course ID# is EMS 500.
• Attach check or provide credit card application.
• All materials should be sent directly to Central Washington University.

What is the course cancelation policy?

What wilderness medicine certifications are offered?

• The American Heart Association CPR for the Healthcare Provider certification is valid for 2 years and is not only required for healthcare professionals, but is recognized worldwide.

• Wilderness First Responder certification cards from Remote Medical International are valid for two years from the date of your exam. There is a one-year grace period in which you can recertify after your card expires.

• Wilderness EMT certification cards from Remote Medical International are valid for two years from the date of your exam. There is a one-year grace period in which you can recertify after your card expires. Remote Medical International's Wilderness EMT is internationally recognized for wilderness medicine certification by groups such as the American Mountain Guides Association, the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, and the US Government.

• The EMT-B certification from the National Registry of EMTs is valid for 2 years and is a nationally recognized certification allowing students to seek employment with an ambulance company or fire department.

• The Medical Person in Charge certification from Remote Medical International is valid for 5 years provides students with the skills and documentation to work aboard commercial vessels as a medical care provider. Approved by the US Coast Guard, the MPIC certification includes advanced skills like I.V. therapy, suturing, Foley catheterization, tropical illness, as well as health and hygiene, and other skills critical to providing care in remote settings.

• Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), based on the ATLS course, is a nationally recognized continuing education program for prehospital emergency health care professionals that brings the care of the trauma patient into a single focus. PHTLS courses provide a prehospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the need to treat the multisystem trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs.

How do I recertify my wilderness medicine certification?

• The Wilderness First Responder and the Wilderness EMT certifications are both valid for two years following completion of the course. Students have a year-long grace period after that time in which to recertify. During this time, they are not considered valid providers. Three years after the course, students must take the entire course over again to receive certification.


• WFR and WEMT Recertification is typically achieved through a recertification course. We do not allow Wilderness First Responders or Wilderness EMTs to recertify by taking a Wilderness First Aid course. Below are the various options:
  
  
  • Recertification Course with Remote Medical International:
    These three-day courses recertify Wilderness First Responders and Wilderness EMTs. Our courses will also recertify CPR for the Healthcare Provider. View our WFR/WEMT Recertification course schedule.
  
  
  • Recertification with Other Organizations:
    In some cases you may wish to take a course with another organization. Typically, course providers will either directly provide you with a certification from their organization or issue a letter of completion. If you recertify with another organization, Remote Medical International will re-issue your card at no cost to you, assuming Remote Medical recognizes the organization.

• To recertify your National Registry EMT-B students must:
  
  
  • Take a 24-hour refresher course
  • Complete 48 hours of continuing education
  • Possess a current CPR certification
  • Have a 6-month affiliation with an organization providing care at an EMT-B level
  
  
• These requirements (excluding affiliation) can be met by taking Remote Medical International’s RMUR course. View the RMUR course schedule.
  
  
• Please note: Individual states may have different or additional requirements for recertification. Please look on the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians website to find contact information for your State EMS Office and contact them for recertification requirements specific to your state.

• Students must retake CPR for the Healthcare Provider to recertify. Remote Medical International does not offer stand-alone CPR courses, but CPR is included in our Wilderness First Responder (WFR), Wilderness EMT (WEMT), WFR/WEMT Recertification and Remote Medicine Upgrade and Recertification (RMUR) courses.

• Students must retake the MPIC course to re-certify. Remote Medical International does not offer stand-alone MPIC courses, but MPIC is offered in our Wilderness EMT (WEMT), and Remote Medicine Upgrade and Recertification (RMUR) courses.

• Students must retake the PHTLS course to re-certify. This course is only offered in our Remote Medicine Upgrade and Recertification (RMUR) courses.

How do I get from the airport to the course?