Wilderness Medicine Fellowship

This unique 1-year fellowship allows the learner to obtain an expansive understanding of the care of individuals in austere environments. Our fellowship works with a number of partners to provide a wilderness medicine immersion experience that is "second to none". Graduates of this fellowship will have gained advanced skills that are applicable to the fields of wilderness medicine, travel medicine and event medicine. Our fellows will have the opportunity to work in a national park - participate in search and rescue teams, travel and work in Nepal just to name a few of the experiences.

A Sample of the Subject matter included:
High-altitude illness Environmental exposure Wilderness trauma Expedition medicine Drowning Dive medicine Aquatic medicine Bites, stings, and zoonoses	Wildland ﬁres and ﬁre management Wilderness medicine emergency medical services (EMS) Search and rescue Wilderness survival Avalanche Wilderness toxicology and toxinology Wilderness and Special Populations Global Health/aid The Wilderness Educator

Requirements

Successful applicants must qualify for Board Certification in Primary Care discipline and licensure in the state of Nevada. Applicants must submit a letter of interest, medical school transcripts, copies of USMLE scores and three letters of recommendation to be considered for the fellowship. One of the letters of recommendation must be from the applicant's Residency Program Director. This year the UNR Wilderness Medicine Fellowship will be joining the other Wilderness Medicine Fellowships in the WMS match.

Be sure to look online at the WMS website for the match directions. Match will take place in late October so send your applications in early. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis. For more information email either Adam Bellwood or Brandi Miller with Dr. Islas.

The Fellows main clinical time will be divided between Reno NV (family medicine clinical time) and Great Basin National Park (wilderness medicine experiences). In addition, the fellow will spend a month doing a ski rotation, will get hands on scuba experience, and will get to go to Nepal for a rotation. Also, we will participate in the Wilderness Medical Society meetings and programs during the year.

Fall
August	September	October
WMS conference	Great Basin National Park	UNR clinic
UNR clinic/burning man	UNR clinic	GBNP

Winter
November	December	January
UNR Clinic	Great Basin National Park	SKI
UNR clinic	UNR clinic	SKI

Spring
February	March	April
WMS conference	Great Basin National Park	Nepal WSH
UNR clinic	UNR clinic	Nepal WS

Summer
May	June	July
UNR clinic	Great Basin National Park	UNR clinic
WMS Canyon lands	UNR clinic/SCUBA	UNR clinic

Salary Schedules

* Please Note: Nevada has no state income tax; therefore, net income is relatively higher than elsewhere.

Resident Physicians

Salary Schedule by year for resident physicians
Program Year	Salary*	Monthly
I	$60,070.01	$5,005.83
II	$61,823.88	$5,151.99
III	$63,832.47	$5,319.37
IV	$66,493.26	$5,541.11
V	$68,609	$5,717.42
VI	$71,195	$5,932.92

Other Benefits

Vacation: 15 days per year
Paid Sick Leave: 15 days per year (includes Parental/Maternity Leave)
Education Leave: 5 days per year
Leave of Absence Available: Yes
Retirement Plan: University match of 6.2%
Lab Coats
Meals (On-Call)
Free Parking (Hospital)
Department specific certifications/licensure

Insurance

Professional Liability
Health Insurance: employee & family
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Vision Insurance

Program Partners

Great Basin National Park

Wilderness Medical Society

Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs

Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Coordinator

By Phone (775) 432-6392

By Email: brandimiller@med.unr.edu

Department Contact Information

Location: William N. Pennington Medical Education

Mailstop: MS 0316

Mailing Address: 1664 N. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89557

Email: familymed@med.unr.edu

Patients/Make an appointment: (775) 982-1000

Academic/Administrative: (775) 432-6672

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