title: Climbing the education mountain: designing the new Diploma in Mountain Medicine for the United Kingdom.
abstract: This article aims to use educational theory to help plan the course for the new Diploma in Mountain Medicine in the United Kingdom. The course is administered by Medical Expeditions, a charity devoted to mountain medicine education and research. One of the authors (K.P.) is a member of the faculty for the Diploma in Mountain Medicine.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals, Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Department of Anesthesia, Coventry, United Kingdom. kyletsp@postmaster.co.uk
authors.forename: Kyle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pattinson
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000193:education*; D018635:Rescue Work; D006113:United Kingdom