Overview
This Mountain Medicine course from The University of Lancashire is for registered healthcare practitioners interested in expedition, travel, remote, rescue and high-altitude medicine. You'll gain theoretical and practical knowledge to treat the illnesses and diseases that may occur in these settings.
Key Facts
The programme combines practical skills and theory, both in medicine and mountaineering. You'll gain the skills and confidence needed to operate in mountain environments. Difficult terrain, high altitudes and harsh weather can quickly lead to life-threatening situations. As well as presenting unique challenges in locating and treating casualties and saving lives.
Our teaching staff include some of the most eminent figures in high-altitude medicine, top mountain guides and others at the forefront of mountain rescue.
The Postgraduate Diploma course takes place as four modules. Each module starts with preparation materials online in our virtual learning environment to develop your knowledge. This will prepare you to get the most out of the four highly practical lecture blocks. These are week-long blocks that blend together mountaineering and clinical skills development. The blocks are delivered in the following locations:
- Coniston in the English Lake District
- The Welsh National Outdoor Centre at Plas y Brenin
- Fort William on Scotland's West Coast
- Culminating with a week in Arolla in the Swiss Alps
Delivery is a combination of practical sessions in small groups. Much of this is on the mountainside, accompanied by lectures from subject experts and small group tutorials. This will be supported by online content including discussion forums, quizzes and pre-module reading.
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Courses include:
- High Altitude Medicine and Mountain Emergency Medicine
- Mountain Emergency Medicine in Winter Mountain Environments
- Travel Medicine and Mountain Medicine
- Mountain Emergency Medicine in Alpine Environments
- Research Methods for Clinical Practice Education and Management
- Evidence Based Practice
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Duration
- Part-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Whitehaven, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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General requirements
You are required to have experience of travelling through mountain terrain in both summer and winter conditions. You must also have logged multi-pitch rock climbs of V Diff (UIAA 3) standard or above and have logged winter climbs that require the use of crampons. (Scottish grade 1/2 or above). These can be as a leader or second.
- Applicants not based in the UK may qualify by showing climbs of equivalent standard. However, you may be asked to familiarise yourself with UK conditions before attending the relevant modules.
- While further training is given, you should have the basic navigation skills needed for British hills in summer and using Ordinance survey (OS) 1:25 000 and 1:50 000 maps.
- Basic climbing and mountaineering techniques are reviewed on the practical modules. However, you should still have a basic understanding of climbing and belaying techniques in both Summer and Winter.
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Applies to youCitizens or residents1450 GBP / module≈ 1450 GBP / module
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