In this course you will:

  • Refresh core WFA knowledge and skills

  • Learn about the latest updates in wilderness medicine guidelines from the Wilderness Medical Society

  • Strengthen your critical thinking skills and medical knowledge

  • Learn how to stabilize and maintain a patient over a long period of time in the backcountry

About this Course

Renew your Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification completely online at your own pace. This will save you time and money while also allowing you to review each topic to its fullest. By the end of this course, you will be recertified and a much more knowledgeable wilderness medical provider.


Time limit for this course: Self-Paced

The only time limit for this course is to complete the final exam before your certification or grace period expires. After you complete the final exam you will maintain access to the course and to any new lectures or updates for the duration of your certification (two years). This will allow you to always be in the know about the latest in wilderness medicine.


Prerequisite

Proof of previous WFA certification, which is to be submitted upon enrollment. All WFA certifications from other wilderness educational organizations are accepted.


My certification expired. Do you have a grace period?

Yes! For WFA it's 6 months. 

***Due to the hardship Covid-19 is causing for many, we have extended our grace period for WFA from 6 months to 1 year.  

Click here to learn more about our curriculum and Scope of Education.

For questions please contact us at [email protected].

What others have to say about this course:

Sheeba Nadarajan

5 star rating

“I really appreciated the ability to obtain recertifcation of my WFA online, since to do so in person was not possible. I felt the course outline and instruction presentation was well done, very methodical, comprehensive, and relevant to the realit...”

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“I really appreciated the ability to obtain recertifcation of my WFA online, since to do so in person was not possible. I felt the course outline and instruction presentation was well done, very methodical, comprehensive, and relevant to the realities of outdoor recreation. Thanks again.”

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Sandra Raviv

5 star rating

“This course gave me much more detail than previous WFA trainings. I appreciated the video accompaniments to the text, as hearing the material reinforced what was written. I do wish temperatures and measurements were given in non-metric terms, or...”

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“This course gave me much more detail than previous WFA trainings. I appreciated the video accompaniments to the text, as hearing the material reinforced what was written. I do wish temperatures and measurements were given in non-metric terms, or both metric and non-metric terms. The supplemental materials were helpful. Diagrams to illustrate reduction of dislocations and splinting methods would add clarity on these topics. Course needs proofreading for typos.”

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Michael Garr

4 star rating

“Very helpful after reviewing video”

“Very helpful after reviewing video”

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Casey Inman

5 star rating

“I 'm not sure this will count for my BSA WFA requirement, but it was worth it. I feel much better about leading kids into the wilderness having just done this course.”

“I 'm not sure this will count for my BSA WFA requirement, but it was worth it. I feel much better about leading kids into the wilderness having just done this course.”

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