Pete Walka named as Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine
The Wilderness Medical Society developed a Fellowship program (Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine or FAWM) as "a means to identify those who have fulfilled a demanding set of requirements validating their training and experience in Wilderness Medicine," and recipients have achieved "the highest level of widely-recognized achievement in the field of wilderness medicine." ?Learn more on the Wilderness Medical Society website.
Should you become a WFR?
The Arizona Republic, the largest newspaper in Arizona, published a great story on Wilderness First Responders and the Flagstaff Field Institute. ?Click here to access the story and accompanying video.
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Use your Americorps grant to pay for your course!
If you have earned Americorps Education Award, you can use the grant to pay for your wilderness medicine course at the Flagstaff Field Institute. Click here to access more information on Americorps funding on the WMI website. Contact FFI with any questions. I look forward to having you in a course!? Pete