Costa Rica Emergency & Wilderness Medicine (Pre-med/Pre-health) - (Dec, 2017)
In-Person Event
Dec 14 - 23, 2017
Savegre, Puntarenas, CROVERVIEW
Costa Rica Emergency & Wilderness Medicine (Pre-med/Pre-health) is organized by University of Colorado and will be held during Dec 14 - 23, 2017 at Hacienda Baru Lodge, Savegre, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Course Overview:
The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, is proud to offer the Costa Rica Pre-Med Wilderness & Emergency Medicine Course. The class focuses on wilderness and emergency medicine and is aimed at pre-med undergrads or recent graduates. It is taught by School of Medicine faculty and/or fellows, along with local guides at times. The class starts and ends at the Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica (actually in Alajuela), and it will be headquartered and overnight at a small eco-lodge, Hacienda Baru (www.haciendabaru.com), located on the Pacifica Coast near Dominical. The wilderness medicine curriculum will be highlighted by integrated jungle and night hikes, canopy tours, whitewater rafting, and natural history tours. Those successfully completing the class will be awarded a Wilderness First Responder certificate. All transportation will be by chartered bus.
Program Benefits:
• Learn about Emergency Medicine from EM specialists.
• Participate in authentic, scenario-based learning designed to teach the skills necessary to prevent, assess, and treat a variety of backcountry or disaster response, global health, austere conditions challenges and emergencies, ranging from blisters to major trauma.
• Earn Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification.
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
Course Overview:
The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, is proud to offer the Costa Rica Pre-Med Wilderness & Emergency Medicine Course. The class focuses on wilderness and emergency medicine and is aimed at pre-med undergrads or recent graduates. It is taught by School of Medicine faculty and/or fellows, along with local guides at times. The class starts and ends at the Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica (actually in Alajuela), and it will be headquartered and overnight at a small eco-lodge, Hacienda Baru (www.haciendabaru.com), located on the Pacifica Coast near Dominical. The wilderness medicine curriculum will be highlighted by integrated jungle and night hikes, canopy tours, whitewater rafting, and natural history tours. Those successfully completing the class will be awarded a Wilderness First Responder certificate. All transportation will be by chartered bus.
Program Benefits:
• Learn about Emergency Medicine from EM specialists.
• Participate in authentic, scenario-based learning designed to teach the skills necessary to prevent, assess, and treat a variety of backcountry or disaster response, global health, austere conditions challenges and emergencies, ranging from blisters to major trauma.
• Earn Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification.
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
KEY DATES
14 Dec, 2017
Event Start Date
23 Dec, 2017
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
Emergency MedicineSUGGESTED HOTELS
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