Cate Mahon PA-C, EMT-B

Cate is a PA who graduated from Shenandoah University in 2018. She completed her fellowship in Emergency Medicine at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA where she was formally introduced to wilderness medicine. During her time in Roanoke, she completed WFA and AWLS, was introduced to SWR, SAR and technical rigging and rescue, and assisted in instruction of WFA to local community health workers in Peru in addition to participating in a multi-day trek at elevation. She currently works as a PA at Regions Emergency Department in St. Paul, MN where she is re-integrating into the midwest with trips to the Boundary Waters, cross-country skiing, and ice climbing. Passionate about integrating her interests in the outdoors with emergency medicine and education, she is part of the first cohort of the BRAM Wilderness Externship; currently working on completing her FAWM, and hoping to complete her DiMM in the next couple of years. She enjoys rock and ice climbing, hiking, running, biking, skiing, and wants to get into more mountaineering.