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Wilderness Medicine Instructor Course – Bangkok, Thailand – 07/19/2025

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Wilderness Medicine Instructor Course
Bangkok, Thailand • July 19, 2025

Registration

$0 due upon registration
Course starts Jul 19, 2025

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Course Provider

Rescue 3 International

Full Dates: July 19, 2025 – August 4, 2025
Duration: 18 days
Price: $0

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Course Description

This course is designed for outdoor and medical professionals interested in instructing WMTC medical courses. Potential candidates must apply for and complete our 18-day Instructor Training Course and apprenticeship. The ITC is demanding and will prepare graduates to enter the apprentice program, where they practice and fine-tune their instruction until they are ready to lead courses. Preparation for the ITC is challenging and requires ~80+ hours of work. Instructor candidates are preassigned specific lecture topics, skill sessions, and simulations to present during the ITC. The course culminates with the instructor candidates co-teaching a standard Wilderness First Aid course with their instructor trainer.

Successful Instructor candidates must:

  • Be a WMTC graduate with medical experience.
  • Have professional trip-leading experience
  • Have didactic and experiential teaching experience
  • Mastered basic outdoor living and expedition skills
  • Have advanced outdoor skills in at least one of the following areas: climbing, mountaineering, whitewater paddling or rafting, backcountry skiing, canyoneering, sea kayaking, or another equally technical outdoor activity.

Applicants must complete the WMTC Instructor Application. Please get in touch with the WMTC office with any questions.

Location and Logistics

JUMP! Foundation
28 3 Inthamara Alley, Samsen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Bangkok, Phaya Thai 10400
United States

Lead Instructor

Aaron Kent

Aaron Kent is the owner and lead instructor for Southwest Rescue. Aaron has been working in first response and outdoor education since 2010. He is a Rescue 3 International Instructor Trainer in Ropes, Water, and Ice Rescue, and is an Instructor Trainer for the Wilderness Medical Training Center International. He is an adjunct professor at several colleges and universities nationwide and has worked in international public health and expedition leadership for most of his professional career. He is also the regional director for the Southwest Region of Rescue 3 International.

When not teaching courses, Aaron has an obsession with whitewater paddle boarding and any other sport that gets him into the beautiful backcountry of the San Juan Mountains. He serves on the La Plata County Search and Rescue Team and is a Firefighter/EMT with the Durango Fire Protection District. He has a Master’s Degree in Outdoor Education and is passionate about cross-cultural experiences.