title: Wilderness medicine education for the physician.
abstract: As more Americans venture into the wilderness, physicians will be called upon to provide care in the backcountry or austere setting. Additionally, more isolated regions of the world are becoming accessible for trekking and mountaineering. These facts imply a higher rate of injuries and medical problems within a distinct spectrum of disease that are best treated by the well-prepared and continuously educated physician. This article discusses the educational resources that are currently available for physicians to meet these needs in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 59 MDW/MCE, 2200 Berquist, Suite 1 Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX 78236-5300, USA. paul.morton@usafa.af.mil
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D014481:United States