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Based in Missoula, Montana, Aerie provides wilderness and rural medical training, risk management consulting and first aid supplies to over 2,000 students a year throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America and Africa. Led by our staff and guided by our Board of Advisors, we have courses for MDs, RNs/ PAs, EMTs and outdoor enthusiasts with no prior medical training. We design all Aerie courses, from our 2-hour update on travel medicine through our two-month Wilderness Medicine Semester, with the understanding that individuals learn best when they are engaged in challenging, realistic scenarios led by professional educators who are leaders in the medical and rescue fields. With this philosophy, we train our students for difficult conditions and long-term patient care, where resources are limited and access to outside care is minimal.

Aerie is the primary provider of wilderness medicine training for the Student Conservation Association, the nation’s largest conservation corps; we train extensively with the US Forest Service Smokejumpers and other wildlands firefighters, Search and Rescue teams, state and federal land agencies, youth-at-risk programs and private individuals. We regularly present at regional, national and international conferences. While we operate at an international level at some of the most beautiful locations in the world, we define ourselves by our service to individual students and the local communities where we teach. Our unique combination of national prominence and relatively small size allow us to remain abreast of the latest industry trends while never overlooking our individual students. Aerie instructors translate their experiences as paramedics, RNs, EMTs, mountain guides, firefighters and ski patrollers into practical, invaluable instruction in wilderness and urban medicine. We emphasize prevention, treatment before a condition worsens, and accurate assessment skills so you can tell the difference between a field-treatable injury and one that requires immediate evacuation. Aerie courses also help students to deal effectively with the special demands of improvising care, providing longer-term treatment, and the psychology of treating patients in remote locations

From our first aid kits to wilderness medicine courses to our division of rural and urban medical classes, Aerie is committed to offering only quality services and products. With this quality, we support our students, staff and the communities where we teach. Aerie instructors are as comfortable teaching in the Mojave Desert as an air-conditioned classroom. You can enroll in one of our public courses, or we will travel to any location to train your staff. Please continue visiting our site for more information or contact our office.