One of the program’s primary goals is to advance the field of wilderness medicine through injury-prevention research. This includes studying community perceptions of risk, optimizing field assessment tools, and developing evidence-based strategies to minimize harm in challenging, austere, and high-altitude environments.
Program initiatives include:
- International collaborations for high altitude illness research
- Integration with BreckWild (EMRG 406) - a 4th year medical student elective course held in Breckenridge, CO, where students are required to complete a scholarly project as part of the elective
