Wilderness Medicine Interest Group
The Wilderness Medicine Interest Group and Climbing Club exists to promote knowledge and skill development in the field of wilderness medicine and to help foster and sustain love for wild spaces. We coordinate group outings and skills workshops and serve as a repository of knowledge and experience for those looking to increase their comfort in the outdoors.
Events (modified in pandemic circumstances)
Mountain Biking trip(s)
Camping/Rafting trip
Ski/Snowboarding trip
Mini-courses in Wilderness Medicine
Please fill out the form here to join our listserv!
Student leaders (please feel free to contact with suggestions)
Peyi Runsewe: oir@case.edu
Mary Cowden: mpc100@case.edu
Joe O'Brien: jpo54@case.edu
Events (modified in pandemic circumstances)
Mountain Biking trip(s)
- Tentatively in spring, summer, and fall
- Bedford reservation
Camping/Rafting trip
- Ohiopyle State Park
- Usually mid-September
- Typically two nights camping with a morning or afternoon spent rafting
- For those who don't want to raft, there is climbing/bouldering, lots of hiking, and Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
Ski/Snowboarding trip
- Sometime in winter (pending snow conditions)
- Boston Mills/Brandywine ski resort
- Upstate New York trip
Mini-courses in Wilderness Medicine
- Navigation
- Making a med kit
- Scene safety and patient assessment
- Environmental injuries
- Splinting and evacuation
- Full day mini AWLS training session in late winter
Please fill out the form here to join our listserv!
Student leaders (please feel free to contact with suggestions)
Peyi Runsewe: oir@case.edu
Mary Cowden: mpc100@case.edu
Joe O'Brien: jpo54@case.edu