WFA In-person Classroom Lecture – UCHealth Community Education Center

LOCATION: 

UCHealth Community Education Center is located at 2050 Kidskare Point in Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910.

TIME: 

8AM - 5PM  (WITH 1-HOUR LUNCH BREAK)

Course Materials: 

• Please take a look at The New Backcountry Pulse Field Guide is available online at: https://www.ourboox.com/bp/1632178/ 

• Hardcopies will be available for use during the course. (You can also bring a laptop or ipad to view the field guide on your own)  

• Purchase your own hard copy at Backcountry Pulse – LINK HERE – password: rescueready!  

• The field guide will be used as a primary curriculum resource and relevant information will be projected on a screen by the instructors.   

 Testing:   

• Get a head start in your learning by taking this PRE-COURSE Exam. Feel free to look through the online field guide as you go!   

• On the evening of your last day, you will get an email with the link to the Post Course WFA Exam that you will complete in CoAssemble (check your spam). It must be completed with a 70% or higher score.  

 Certification:  

• Once you've graduated, you will receive a .pdf copy of your certification via email and your CMC profile will be updated with a WFA badge.  
• Your certification is valid for 2-years with no grace period and can be recertified by taking another Wilderness First Aid class within that time period.   

All courses are globally recognized and have reciprocity among other wilderness medicine education companies.

All CMC Wilderness Medicine classes offered through Backcountry Pulse are taught to the current internationally accepted wilderness medicine guidelines and are continually updated to reflect the latest evidence-based practices.