Wilderness Medicine Interest Group

Purpose

The purpose of the Wilderness Medicine Interest Group is to encourage interest and education

of members in wilderness medicine topics.

Goals

Goals of the Wilderness Medicine Interest Group include:

• recruit and maintain an active membership

• offer didactics and trainings on a regular basis, in outdoor settings

• master the techniques required to recognize and manage medical conditions in austere environments

• fellowship with persons who have similar interests

Mission Statement

The Wilderness Medicine Interest Group

• encourages outdoor-minded students who also have an interest in medicine

• facilitates student training and education in the management of illnesses and injuries associated with extreme and resource-limited environments

• uses outdoor environments to facilitate education

• serves as a forum for discussing current wilderness topics, research, and techniques

Student leadership:

President: Suchitaa Sawhney sawhneys@tamu.edu

Treasurer: Dylan Noble

Webmaster:  Harshith Dasara

BCS Activity Coordinator: Andrew Meador

Dallas Activity Coordinator: Holly Hodge

Houston Activity Coordinator: Hannah Reckmeyer

Round Rock Activity Coordinator: Valeria Pacheco

Faculty advisors:

Round Rock

Heather Fullerton, MD

Heather.Fullerton@BSWH.org

College Station

Tooba Naeem, DO

naeemt@usacs.com

Ryan Chechani, MD

Ryan.Chechani@bswhealth.org