13th Annual Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Hosted by Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Roanoke, VA - March 7-8, 2020
Are you an outdoor enthusiast? Are you looking for opportunities to merge your interests in outdoor adventures with your future as a healthcare provider?
Blue Ridge Adventure Medicine has partnered with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine to host the 13th annual SE Student Wilderness Medicine Conference in Roanoke, VA on March 7-8th, 2020.
This affordable conference will provide both didactic and hands-on opportunities to build your knowledge on how to manage common emergencies in austere environments and improvise with limited resources. Nationally renowned healthcare providers with careers focused in wilderness medicine will host sessions ranging from Wilderness Toxicology, SCUBA Emergencies, Avalanche and Hypothermia Management, and more.
Register NOW:
Registration Fee:
Registration must be made online in advance - no onsite registration will be available. Registration fee is nonrefundable.
The registration fee includes the opportunity to attend all didactic sessions, participation in a team-based wilderness emergency scenario, breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and a drawstring bag with conference merchandise.
The conference is open to outdoor enthusiasts and all current or future healthcare providers interested in wilderness medicine.
Registration can be made through the scanning the QR code below or at this link:
Blue Ridge Adventure Medicine has partnered with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine to host the 13th annual SE Student Wilderness Medicine Conference in Roanoke, VA on March 7-8th, 2020.
This affordable conference will provide both didactic and hands-on opportunities to build your knowledge on how to manage common emergencies in austere environments and improvise with limited resources. Nationally renowned healthcare providers with careers focused in wilderness medicine will host sessions ranging from Wilderness Toxicology, SCUBA Emergencies, Avalanche and Hypothermia Management, and more.
Register NOW:
Registration Fee:
- December 15 - January 26: $50
- January 27 - February 10: $65
- February 11 - March 4: $75
Registration must be made online in advance - no onsite registration will be available. Registration fee is nonrefundable.
The registration fee includes the opportunity to attend all didactic sessions, participation in a team-based wilderness emergency scenario, breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and a drawstring bag with conference merchandise.
The conference is open to outdoor enthusiasts and all current or future healthcare providers interested in wilderness medicine.
Registration can be made through the scanning the QR code below or at this link:
Friday (March 6th): Fork in the Market
1800-2100: Registration Packet Pick-Up
Saturday (March 7th): VTC Campus
0730-0815: Breakfast
0815-0900: Conference Overview/Guest Speaker
0900-1200: Didactic and Hands-on Sessions
1200-1300: Lunch
1300-1800: Didactic and Hands-on Sessions
Sunday (March 8th): Fishburn Park
0800-0830: Breakfast
0830-1330: Wilderness Medicine Scenario and Hands-on Sessions
1330-1400: Lunch / Conclusion of Conference
Location Addresses:
- Fork in the Market - 32 Market Square SE #128, Roanoke, VA 24011
- VTC Campus - 2 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA 24016
- Fishburn Park - 2304 Brambleton Ave SW
Didactic and Hands-On Sessions
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Conference Survival Guide:
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Lodging Options
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Lodging available in Roanoke, VA can be found in the following file:
The Holiday Inn Tanglewood is offering a conference rate of $89/night if you mention that you are a conference attendee when you register or enter the code 'G-WILD' online. Holiday Inn information is available here: Student Wilderness Medicine Conference |
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If you have any questions, please contact any of the following: Rosemary Mallonee (rmallon4@vt.edu), Aaron Burchfield (burchfield96@gmail.com), or Parker Hambright (hambpl@vt.edu)
Past Conferences:
2008
Wake Forest University School of Medicine,
Winston-Salem NC
2009
University of NC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine,
Chapel Hill NC
2010
Medical College of Georgia,
Augusta GA
2011
Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University,
Johnson City TN
2012
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
2013
2013 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
2014
2014 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medical Conference
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University
Huntington, WV
2015
2015 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Quillen ETSU School of Medicine
Johnson City, TN
2016
2016 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine
Roanoke, VA
2017
2017 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Wake Forest SOM
Winston-Salem, NC
2018
2018 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Augusta University/ Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA
2019
2019 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
2008
Wake Forest University School of Medicine,
Winston-Salem NC
2009
University of NC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine,
Chapel Hill NC
2010
Medical College of Georgia,
Augusta GA
2011
Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University,
Johnson City TN
2012
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
2013
2013 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
2014
2014 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medical Conference
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University
Huntington, WV
2015
2015 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Quillen ETSU School of Medicine
Johnson City, TN
2016
2016 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine
Roanoke, VA
2017
2017 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Wake Forest SOM
Winston-Salem, NC
2018
2018 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Augusta University/ Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA
2019
2019 Southeastern Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC