Upcoming RescueMED Training and Courses

Sharpen your clinical edge where it counts most - off the grid and under pressure.

Dive into dynamic, hands-on training in patient assessment, wound care, trauma management, and infectious disease-all through the lens of remote, wilderness, and austere environments.

Whether you're in scrubs or boots, this course is built for medical and emergency professionals committed to clinical excellence in any setting.

Backed by top-tier accreditation and proudly endorsed by the Wilderness Medicine Society, AdventureMed, ACCRM, AEEM, ACEM, RNZCGP & RACGP, our curriculum blends globally relevant skills with the unique demands of working where help is not just down the hall.

Your RescueMED Wilderness Rescue Medicine course certification lasts 2 years from date of course completion-after that, it’s time to refresh your skills and renew your knowledge + certification, to keep practicing with confidence in the wilderness.

Wilderness Rescue Medicine course's provide 31.75 ACRRM CPD hours, 34.25 ACEM CPD hours, 62 RNZCGP CPD Points and 31 RACGP CPD hours in 2026, for participants seeking to expand their expertise in remote and austere medical care.

Wilderness Rescue Medicine courses are eligible for ACRRM & RACGP Rural Procedural Grants Programmes.

Please explore each of our upcoming courses below.

Wilderness Rescue Medicine — Marine NZ

12 - 16 October 2026
Fiordland, New Zealand

5 days of wilderness rescue medicine in Marine environments.

Tamatea/Dusky Sound is one of those mysterious places that many always hope to visit. Perhaps the third most well-known fiord, after Milford and Doubtful, Dusky is a remote wilderness - reachable only by air, sea or an onerous 8-10 day hike.

Wilderness Rescue Medicine — Canyon

26 - 30 October 2026 | 15 - 19 March 2027 | 25 - 29 October 2027
Blue Mountains, NSW

5 days training in canyon rescue and emergency responses

Descend into the extraordinary with an immersive canyon rescue medicine experience set amongst the spectacular sandstone canyons of the Blue Mountains.

Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS)

7-10 December 2026
Mount Buller Alpine Resort, Victoria

Formerly: Wilderness Life Support for Medical Professionals (WLS:MP)

Mt Buller, where you can explore to your heart’s content and dine like royalty. Add a side of wilderness medicine training and you've got yourself an Australian adventure you won't forget!

Wilderness Rescue Medicine — BOF

May 2027 (Dates to be confirmed)
Bay of Fires Lodge, Tasmania

A course for medical practitioners in remote, wilderness and austere settings

A breathtaking location amongst the pristine landscape of white-sand beaches and orange lichen rocks, featuring accommodation at Tas walking co's award-winning Bay of Fires Lodge. Nestled into the dunes, there is no roughing it, take an ocean dip and return for pinots poured and your meal underway.

Wilderness Rescue Medicine — Alpine NZ

2027 In development
Southern Alps, New Zealand

5 days of wilderness rescue medicine in alpine environments.

Trade the predictable for the unpredictable in an immersive alpine medicine experience set deep within New Zealand’s spectacular Southern Alps.

Wilderness Rescue Medicine — Swift Water

2027 In development
Tasmania, Australia

5 days training in swift water rescue and emergency responses

Step beyond the classroom and into Tasmania’s wild landscapes with an immersive wilderness rescue medicine swift water experience designed for medical professionals seeking to perform under pressure in remote and unpredictable environments.

Wilderness Rescue Medicine — High Country NZ

2027 In development
Mt White Station, Arthurs Pass, New Zealand

Experience 4 days of Wilderness Rescue Medicine in the High Country of Aotearoa New Zealand

Escape the ordinary and immerse yourself in four days of wilderness rescue medicine set amongst the vast high-country landscapes of New Zealand’s Southern Alps.