Expedition & Wilderness Medicine is the leading provider of expedition, wilderness and remote medicine training courses for medical professionals: both here in the UK and also in a number of carefully selected overseas locations.

The Expedition & Wilderness Medicine training faculty aims to prepare both medical professionals and expedition members for the rigours of providing medical care and leadership in wilderness areas far from advanced medical facilities. The Expedition & Wilderness Medicine courses aim to provide expedition medics with the skills and practical knowledge to become valuable members of an expedition or remote medical team.

The idea of establishing the Expedition Medicine Course came about as a result of a fireside conversation between a group of expedition leaders and medics resting after a day's trekking in the Namib Desert, and from there Expedition Medicine was born. It took us a while to put together what we consider to be one of the most impressively experienced, motivated and good humoured expedition medicine training teams available in the UK, but we think the effort was worth it. 

The Medical and Teaching Faculty. 
Our training team has been selected not only for their academic qualifications but also for their expedition experience, and for their ability to put across their passion and enthusiasm, knowledge and experience of both the civilian and military worlds. They probably represent one of the most select teams of expedition-experienced medics and teachers in the UK and their expedition experience ranges from Antarctica to Namibia, from China to Chile. From commanders of Special Forces regiments to founders of major conservation charities, our breadth of experience is second-to-none. The team's experience continues to grow, and we are very lucky to be able to gather such experienced individuals together for our courses.

Guest Lecturers
Past speakers have included Sir Chris Bonington and Sarah Outen: the only British woman and the youngest person to have rowed the Indian Ocean. Other past speakers have included an eclectic and interesting bunch such as climber Stephen Venables; Andy Cave; Simon Yates and Jamie Andrews; as well as expedition medics Sundeep Dhillon; Mike Stroud; Mike Grocott; Jim Milledge; Chis Imray and Luanne Freer.

You do not need an advanced medical degree to come on one of  our Expedition or Wilderness Medicine Courses but the level of medical and practical training is pitched at participants with a strong medical background and a strong interest in wilderness and remote medicine. Suitable for doctors, students, wilderness EMTs, first responders, nurses and individuals providing medical cover in remote or inhospitable environments.

Charity Partner
Each of Expedition & Wilderness Medicine's medical training courses has a dedicated charity partner.