Fellowship in Wilderness Medicine

• Must be Emergency Medicine trained
• Must have completed an ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine Residency Program
• Must be board-eligible in Emergency Medicine
• Must possess a certificate of emergency medicine program completion before starting the fellowship
• Must be eligible to obtain a California medical license before the fellowship start date
• Candidates should demonstrate:
• Strong academic background
• Leadership experience
• Participation in wilderness medicine-related activities
• Clinical exposure, research experience, and community service (highly desirable)

The Fellowship in Wilderness Medicine at UC Irvine School of Medicine is a one-year advanced training program designed to prepare physicians to manage medical emergencies in remote, austere, and resource-limited environments. The fellowship provides comprehensive training in wilderness medicine skills, clinical decision-making, rescue medicine, and environmental emergencies through didactic sessions, technical skills courses, clinical experiences, and scholarly projects. Fellows gain expertise in areas including mountain medicine, altitude illness, heat and cold injuries, wilderness trauma, search and rescue, marine medicine, disaster medicine, survival techniques, and remote patient care. The program includes clinical practice at a tertiary care center and a critical access island hospital, along with opportunities for teaching, research, and development of wilderness medicine education programs. The fellowship prepares graduates for leadership roles in wilderness medicine education, emergency medicine, and academic medicine.