Education Committee
Description
The Education Committee strives to establish educational opportunities in wilderness medicine within Canada for our members. The Education Committee can have 3 to 8 members, including the Chair or Co-Chairs. Committee members must be active members of CAWM. The Education Committee is chaired or co-chaired by the members of the CAWM Board of Directors.
Objectives
- Create and support educational sessions for wilderness medicine interest groups in medical school in Canada.
- Work to establish accredited wilderness medicine elective for both medical students and residents in Canada.
- Promote and support wilderness medicine research within Canada
- Provide ongoing educational opportunities to members of CAWM throughout the year (e.g. virtual mountainside meetups, journal clubs, regional in-person lectures on wilderness medicine topics).
- Work to standardize competencies for wilderness medicine courses offered in Canada.
- To assist in ensuring wilderness, Search and Rescue, ski patrol, austere first aid, paramedicine and nursing education is evidence based and patient care focused.
Len James - Committee Chair
BPE, BEd., ACPLen is the Director of Medical Curriculum and Program Development for RavenRSM. He has been actively teaching wilderness medical courses since the 1980’s. Len has taught diverse clientele in Asia, South/Central America and across Canada.
Len has degrees in Physical Education and specialities in Outdoor Ed. He has worked in various outdoor education settings including Outward Bound Canada. Len has been a member of OBC’s national safety committee for over 20 years.
For over 40 years, Len has worked in a variety of leadership roles in pre-hospital care. Len maintains his clinical activity through working part time as an Advance Care Paramedic for the District Nipissing Paramedic Service.
Get in Touch
Contact us by emailing programdirector@cawm.ca.
