Remote Medical International lead instructor, Melissa Arnot, is part of a team that has embarked on an expedition to summit Mount Everest this Spring, in support of the (RED) campaign. EVEREST TEAM INSPI(RED), as they are called, are hoping to inspire individuals to support (RED), as they attempt to reach the summit of the highest peak in the world, at 29,028 feet.

The (RED) campaign was created in order raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world's most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)RED branded products. A percentage of each (PRODUCT)RED product sold is given to The Global Fund. The money helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.

You can follow EVEREST TEAM INSPI(RED) on their journey by visiting their blog at http://joinred.spaces.live.com/, which features regular dispatches from the climb, pictures, as well as ways for you to support (RED).

All of the staff at Remote Medical International wish Melissa and the rest of EVEREST TEAM INSPI(RED) the best of luck in reaching their goal.

Remote Medical International is pleased to be teaming up with the Colorado Mountain School & Boulder Rock Club to offer a Wilderness First Responder course in Boulder, Colorado on May 12-22, 2008.

Although we’ve held several private wilderness medicine courses in Colorado, this course represents our first course open to the public in this area. We’re really excited to offer our high level of Wilderness First Responder training to the thriving outdoor community in Boulder and the surrounding area, and also to be working with the Colorado Mountain School & Boulder Rock Club to bring our courses to Boulder.

For more information, check out the course info page at: www.remotemedical.com/Boulder

Remote Medical International recently partnered with Carbonfund.org, the country’s leading carbon solutions organization, to offset our carbon emmissions. This commitment places us as an environmental leader in the Northwest and demonstrates proactive steps being taken in the fight against global climate change.

At Remote Medical International, we're very concerned with global warming. Considering the implications of climate change, carbon offsets through Carbonfund.org are a natural extension of the work we do.

"I believe strongly in corporate responsibility, and as a company we strive to ensure both our staff and environment are taken care of in a sustainable way" says Remote Medical International CEO Andrew Cull. "In that commitment, we have significantly limited our paper use, provide shower facilities for bike-commuters, use low-energy lighting, use blackle, and allow staff to work from home. We needed a way to account for the number of flights and driving to wilderness medicine courses, and we now can at least offset those emissions. I am very excited about the partnership between Remote Medical International and Carbonfund.org."

Carbonfund.org is a non-profit organization whose goal is to make carbon offsets and climate protection easy, affordable and a normal way of life for every individual and business. Carbon offsets enable individuals and businesses to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to offset the emissions they are responsible for in their normal activities, like home, office, driving or air travel emissions.

Carbonfund.org is the country’s leading carbon reduction and offset organization. Carbonfund.org educates the public about the dangers of climate change and makes it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact. Carbonfund.org works with 300 corporate and non-profit partners including Discovery, Dell, Yakima, Orbitz, Environmental Defense, Lancome and Working Assets.

For more information, See our Webpage at Carbonfund.org.

Remote Medical International recently wrapped up another great Wilderness EMT course this past August with terrific results. 100% of our students passed the National Registry EMT-B exam on their first try. This brings our cumulative average on the exam from all of our past WEMT courses up to almost 99%. Compare this to the National average of a 72% pass rate (January - May 2007) and I think it’s clear that we’re teaching great courses.

In my opinion, our high success rate in Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician training can be attributed to several factors. First and foremost, our instructors are not only great teachers, but also are actively working providing medical care in remote and challenging settings. This gives them a unique perspective when teaching the skills, as you can be assured they’ve actually seen what they’re teaching and dealt with it in a remote environment. Pairing this experience with the only Wilderness EMT curriculum exclusively focused on remote care, and you have an outstanding learning environment for students.

Furthermore, the use of advanced training tools in the course, such as ALS manikins, foley catheritization simulators, and suture arms provide students with the most realistic scenarios and practice opportunities possible.

Finally, as with our past WEMT courses, I have to give our students a lot of the credit. We had a great group of students at this course that, despite some long and stressful days, maintained their motivation and finished with great success.

Read other students reviews of our Wilderness EMT course here.

For a long time I have made it a project to get our product ratings and reviews up on our site. In my mind, the most rewarding part of my job is learning from our clients. As a Tactical/Remote Area Paramedic I am still very active as a remote medical care provider, and I sincerely value the information, expertise and feedback that I've received on techniques and gear.

On that note, we decided several weeks ago to extend our ratings and reviews to our courses as well. This allows our students to review our courses for the whole world to see. I hope that it allows perspective students to evaluate their options, and make the best choice in the type of course as well as the course provider - which I obviously am biased.Thank you for the great feedback we have received already, and I look forward to more feedback by the over 4000 students we have trained so far.

Wilderness First Aid
Wilderness First Responder
Wilderness First Responder Recertification
Wilderness EMT
Remote Medicine for the Advanced Provider™

One of the most rewarding aspects of working at Remote Medical International is learning from our clients, whether it be on training courses, or hearing the different ways that wilderness medical care providers are using gear.

On that note, I embarked on a personal project to increase the visibility of these conversations, expertise, and opinions that we so personally value here at RMI by implementing Product Ratings and Reviews. These reviews allow our website users to rate products and courses, and give their feedback and opinion visibly on the site. On the flip-side, users will finally have access to these great ideas and opinions linked into the product page - you can see what people thought about the product, what that application was, how it worked for them, etc. I am very excited about this, and RMI staff have already started reviewing our favorite and not-so-favorite products (we have a special staff badge so you can see which ones are from us). To get this project started, we created a promotion:

Win $150 Each Week
Through the end of August, we have a promotion going. Each friday, we randomly choose a review (staff excluded). The author of that review receives a $150 credit. Simply, the more reviews you do, the better your chances. Below is more information, or check out our Product Ratings and Reviews page.

In an ongoing effort to make our courses accessible to as many students as possible, we have partnered with City University to offer both undergraduate and graduate credit for our courses.

This partnership also allows our students to use many forms of financial aid including VA benefits, scholarships, and educational awards. Additionally, Remote Medical International is a licensed vocational school in the state of Washington.

Course credit is awarded as follows:

Wilderness First Responder: 5 College Credits
Wilderness EMT: Up to 20 College Credits
Remote Medicine for Advanced Provider: 5 Credits

Download the university credit registration packet here.

If you have any questions, or would like to utilize your VA benefits, scholarships, or other educational awards please contact our office at (800) 597-4911.