Keep your edge, learn updated curriculum, and refresh your skills: recertify your wilderness medicine training before your certification expires. The preferred way to recertify your Wilderness First Responder WFR certification is to enroll in a Wilderness First Responder Recertification course , or through our Hybrid WFR Recertification course , which adds an online component in addition to traditional scenarios and skills.
These courses are specifically designed for students needing recertification. This training is built around scenarios and case studies crafted to reinforce evacuation decision-making.
It also provides you with the latest updates in wilderness medicine and includes Adult and Child CPR. You will be required to pass a written and practical exam. The Wilderness First Aid course is an introductory course for individuals with no prior knowledge and generally does not include CPR. NOLS Wilderness Medicine certifications will be afforded a one-year period after expiration within which to recertify. There is no grace period.
Certifications are valid for three years, and must be recertified before they expire. Graduates are expected to track their expiration dates and recertify in a timely manner. We will e-mail out a reminder to graduates about 4 months prior to their expiration date. If you want to assure that you receive one, please inform us of your current e-mail address.
WFR recertification candidates must have passed an eligible course. To be eligible, the course should have been a wilderness-based first aid training course that was at least 64 hours long and completed within 3 years of the proposed recertification option. Most but not all WFRs are eligible. Any exceptions to these conditions must be verified prior to the course by contacting the Wilderness Medical Associates office Proof of current certification is required at the start of the course. Upon sponsor registration, sponsor will send learners the course ID number and password to access their online pre-course materials two to four weeks prior to the first day of their course.
Learners should complete the study guide in preparation for the course. It was designed to familiarize learners with the essential points in the curriculum. Instructors will collect it at the beginning of the course but it will not be figured into the final grade. Learners must be at least sixteen years old to participate in the three-day Open Recertification course. Those under age eighteen will require the written consent of a parent or guardian.
Open Recertification The Open Recertification course is open to graduates of all wilderness medical training courses of 64 hours or longer with a current Wilderness First Responder certification. Upcoming Open Recertification course dates. The WFR is the definitive medical training course for all outdoor professionals and enthusiasts. This course may be used as a recertification for those holding a current WFR certification or equivalent from another provider whose original WFR training was at least 64 hours in length.
Upcoming Bridge course dates. Course Textbook costs: If you cancel your registration or if your course is cancelled for any reason , the cost of any course textbook plus shipping fees that you may have received pre-course will be in addition to any cancellation processing fees.
In the event that your course cancels for any reason, you will be responsible for the cost of any textbook s that were mailed to you prior to your course. To avoid these costs, any textbook must be returned to us within one week of a cancellation notification, and must be in absolutely new, re-usable condition. Eligibility, Course Participation, Certification: You are responsible to ensure your own eligibility for any course i.
Recertification or Bridge courses prior to your arrival. No refunds or credits will be issued for any of the following circumstances:. Course Policies: In the interest of a healthy, conducive learning environment, all participants are expected to adhere to the Course Policies:. Adventure Risk Management reserves the right to dismiss any participant from a course due to violation of any course policy or disruptive behaviors, with no refund or transfer credit.
Course cancellation or rescheduling by Adventure Risk Management: Though uncommon, Courses or Events may be cancelled for reasons outside of the control of Adventure Risk Management i. Although a WMA certification is good for 3 years, some jurisdictions and employers may require CPR certification on a yearly basis.
Open WFR Recertification. Current EMS license. Current Adult CPR certification. Participants must be working professional in conflict zones.
Battlefield Medical Response. Participants must be a working journalist or media professional. Wilderness First Aid for Field Services. Wilderness Medical Elective. Students must be enrolled in a MD or DO program.
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