{"id":4029,"date":"2025-05-13T12:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/?page_id=4029"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:10:42","slug":"wilderness-medicine-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/wilderness-medicine-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilderness Medicine Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1189\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_321723909-scaled.jpeg);\" data-speed=\"18\" id=\"parallax-section\" data-type=\"background\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground \"><div class=\"intro-som\"><h2><em>Welcome to the UNC Wilderness Medicine Program!\n             <\/em><\/h2><p> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3982 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1189\/2025\/04\/WildernessMedicineLogo-300x78.png\" alt=\"UNC Wilderness Medicine Program Logo\" width=\"557\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1189\/2025\/04\/WildernessMedicineLogo-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1189\/2025\/04\/WildernessMedicineLogo-768x199.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1189\/2025\/04\/WildernessMedicineLogo-600x155.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1189\/2025\/04\/WildernessMedicineLogo.png 1004w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 41.048%\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_3974\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 391px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1189\/2025\/04\/Berkoff-Everest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3974 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/uncsportsmedicineinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1189\/2025\/04\/Berkoff-Everest-300x230.png\" alt=\"Image of Dr. Dave Berkoff at Mt. 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