Wilderness MD is excited to offer an Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) course with a student discount this winter. The AWLS Calgary/Kananaskis course will take place January 8-11, 2026.

The course will take place at the Foothills Campus of the University of Calgary for January 8-9th and then will move to the University of Calgary’s Barrier Lake Station in Kananaskis for January 10-11th.

Schedule: A schedule will be sent out closer to the course, but an approximate schedule is as follows:

• Thursday, Jan 8: 5:30pm – 9pm at UME
• Friday, Jan 9: 8am – 5pm at UME
• Saturday, Jan 10: 8am – 9pm (with breaks) at Kananaskis site
• Sunday, Jan 11: 8am – 5pm at Kananaskis site

Course fees: $500+tax for medical & nursing students / $750+tax for licensed professionals

Accommodation/Meals:

• Option 1: $169.00/person for meals and accommodation if staying 1 night (January 10th).
  • You need to arrive at the Kananaskis Barrier Lake Field Station by 7:45am on January 10th for an 8:00am start
• Option 2: $212.68/person for meals and accommodation if staying 2 nights (January 9th and 10th)

Registration is now open. There are 30 spots which are all available on a first come, first serve basis. You will need to pay the course fees in full to secure your spot.

Register here: https://my.wilderness.md/awls

About the course: AWLS is a 4-day certification course intended exclusively for licensed medical professionals.  The course curriculum attempts to strike a balance between didactic lectures and hands-on instruction to most effectively train students in managing medical situations in the remote context.
Course topics include professional wilderness management of hypothermia and cold injury, avalanche, altitude related problems, patient packaging & evacuation, medical problems, submersion injuries, lightning strikes, wound and musculoskeletal injury, wilderness medical kits, as well as sessions on basic survival and search and rescue fundamentals.

Please feel free to contact the lead course instructor, Dr. Steve Roy (steve.roy@wilderness.md) if you have any questions.