WFR Hybrid Learning Experience
Integrating Flexible Online Learning with an Intensive Practical Skills Week
By structuring the course into two distinct phases—a comprehensive online component for foundational knowledge and a mandatory 5-day in-person practical—this model provides unparalleled flexibility without compromising the hands-on mastery required for wilderness medicine.
Phase 1: Online Self-Guided Study (4 Weeks, 20-30 Hours)
This phase builds the crucial cognitive foundation. Students engage with the complete WFR curriculum from home, on their own schedule. This is a structured, instructor-monitored experience:
Flexible Learning: Students complete modules, readings, and practical assignments like SOAP notes and case studies at their own pace within a weekly framework.
Instructor Support: Weekly live Zoom meetings allow students to review concepts with an instructor, ask questions, and connect with their cohort.
Knowledge Validation: Seven online exams, requiring an 80% passing score, ensure every student has mastered the theoretical material before moving on to the practical phase.
Phase 2: In-Person Practical Training (5 Days)
Students convene for five intensive days (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) of hands-on training. This is where theory becomes action.
Skill Mastery: Days are packed with short, reinforcing lectures followed by extensive skill labs focusing on patient assessment, wound management, splinting, and patient packaging.
High-Fidelity Scenarios: Students are put to the test in complex, evolving simulations that replicate the stress and uncertainty of a real wilderness emergency.
The Night Scenario: A multi-hour evening scenario challenges students to manage a scene with the added difficulty of darkness, testing their skills and leadership under pressure.
Final Validation: A final practical exam on the last day requires students to demonstrate their competence and clinical decision-making, ensuring they are ready for the field.
The Ideal Hybrid WFR Candidate
This format is engineered for the disciplined, self-motivated individual who requires a flexible training solution. It is ideal for:
Professionals with full-time jobs who cannot take 8-9 consecutive days off.
University students, parents, or individuals with complex schedules.
Those who prefer to learn theoretical concepts at their own pace in a quiet environment before engaging in hands-on group activities.
Course Details
Duration: 20-30 hours of distance learning through our Online LMS and five days in-person training. Typical course schedule is 8am - 5pm with one required evening scenario.
Text Books (provided): Remote Medical Training WFR Student Manual
Grades: This is a pass/fail course based on attendance, and passing of required assessments.
Attendance: Students may miss up to 10% of the total course hours with an excused absence and should be clearly communicated with the Lead instructor prior to missing class.
Students completing this course will receive:
- Remote Medical Training course completion certificate for Remote First Responder
- Remote Medical Training course completion certificate for basic CPR/AED.
- Remote Medical Training course completion certificate for training that meets the USCG requirements for Medical
