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Daniel Doan
Aug 12, 2010, 10:18:31 PM8/12/10
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Hello my fellow
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lovers!
I just want to extend a warm welcome to our new Class of 2014 members who signed up for our list-serv today at the activities fair!
We are the Wilderness Medical Society and will be your Pitt Med resource for camping, backpacking, climbing, rafting, kayaking, biking, running, snowshoeing, and anything related to enjoying life outdoors! The members of this club have a wealth of experience, knowledge, willingness, and last but not least, gear for any type of pursuit you're into! You'll meet some of the most quality folks (if we don't say so ourselves) in this group. If you like laid-back, fun-loving, outdoor-types, you've found the right place.
What we do: We're here as a resource. If you want to head out into the great outdoors of Western PA, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky etc. etc. we've got the people who have done it or would be willing to go exploring with you! Don't have the gear to do it? No problem, request it on the list, odds are someone has exactly that thing you need to get going. Use this list serv to plan and organize trips. Need a kayaking buddy this weekend to go down the New with you? Never been rock climbing but you heard of this sweet place called Red River and a pizza joint called Miguels? Here's your list-serv!
This is by no means a top-down run organization. While we do plan trips and teaching seminars, we count on YOU GUYS to also plan trips and go adventuring. For example, legitimate posts on the list-serv include: "Man, anatomy's got me down. Too much formaldehyde. I need me some fresh air. Who wants to go backpacking?" or "I smell too good right now. Who wants to go into the woods and get smelly with me?" We are of the opinion that just because you're in medical school doesn't mean that you should enjoy life any less than you did before. So go outside!
Educational stuff: We also teach wilderness medicine. Ever wonder what to do if you get attacked by a bear then fall off a cliff into a lake of ice? Well look no further. You may ask: "What is this wilderness medicine business? Sounds like you're confusing work and play." Well, that may be true to a certain extent, but as you all know, you play outside long enough, you're bound to get hurt or be there when someone else gets hurt. Knowing what to do could mean the difference between a ruined trip or salvaging a trip for you or your buddies. To that end, we teach survival skills, field medicine, and most importantly: the skill of improvising with what you got. We can teach you how to make a femur traction device out of a tin cup and an oar, teach you how to find someone if they're hit by an avalanche, or show you how to survive in a blizzard with only a shovel and a garbage bag.
What we're planning for this year:
We're hoping to have a welcome camping trip soon to the Laurel highlands. We'll try to plan it around the first and second year schedules. We also have a traditional welcome BBQ, so keep your ears (eyes?) open!
This year we are putting together a curriculum for teaching you Wilderness Medicine by recruiting residents, attendings, and experienced med students like YOU to teach skill sessions. Examples include: Basic Wilderness Patient Assessment, Backcountry Traumas, Land Navigation, Avalanche Navigation and Rescue, Mammalian Bites, Snake Bites, Winter survival, First Aid Kits in the Wilderness, High-Altitude Medicine, etc. etc.
We will also be doing a Scenarios Weekend sometime this fall during which we'll simulate many of the accidents you might run across during a wilderness trip. Of course, for realism, we'll be doing this somewhere in the woods on a backpacking/camping trip!
The end of this email:
Okay enough of this. For you first years who CAN'T WAIT to get into the woods, there's a wonderful magical place called Frick Park by Squirrel Hill which has excellent trails for running, mountain biking, cross-country skiing (in the winter), so check it out! It'll become a "happy place" for you like it has been for many of us. For example, I can be out of my white coat and on my mountain bike hitting the trails in 12 minutes. See if you can beat that!
As always if you have any questions you can always contact me, Dan Doan, Ellie Hill, or Ben Sprague with any questions or suggestions.
Get outside!
Dan, Ellie, and Ben
I just want to extend a warm welcome to our new Class of 2014 members who signed up for our list-serv today at the activities fair!
We are the Wilderness Medical Society and will be your Pitt Med resource for camping, backpacking, climbing, rafting, kayaking, biking, running, snowshoeing, and anything related to enjoying life outdoors! The members of this club have a wealth of experience, knowledge, willingness, and last but not least, gear for any type of pursuit you're into! You'll meet some of the most quality folks (if we don't say so ourselves) in this group. If you like laid-back, fun-loving, outdoor-types, you've found the right place.
What we do: We're here as a resource. If you want to head out into the great outdoors of Western PA, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky etc. etc. we've got the people who have done it or would be willing to go exploring with you! Don't have the gear to do it? No problem, request it on the list, odds are someone has exactly that thing you need to get going. Use this list serv to plan and organize trips. Need a kayaking buddy this weekend to go down the New with you? Never been rock climbing but you heard of this sweet place called Red River and a pizza joint called Miguels? Here's your list-serv!
This is by no means a top-down run organization. While we do plan trips and teaching seminars, we count on YOU GUYS to also plan trips and go adventuring. For example, legitimate posts on the list-serv include: "Man, anatomy's got me down. Too much formaldehyde. I need me some fresh air. Who wants to go backpacking?" or "I smell too good right now. Who wants to go into the woods and get smelly with me?" We are of the opinion that just because you're in medical school doesn't mean that you should enjoy life any less than you did before. So go outside!
Educational stuff: We also teach wilderness medicine. Ever wonder what to do if you get attacked by a bear then fall off a cliff into a lake of ice? Well look no further. You may ask: "What is this wilderness medicine business? Sounds like you're confusing work and play." Well, that may be true to a certain extent, but as you all know, you play outside long enough, you're bound to get hurt or be there when someone else gets hurt. Knowing what to do could mean the difference between a ruined trip or salvaging a trip for you or your buddies. To that end, we teach survival skills, field medicine, and most importantly: the skill of improvising with what you got. We can teach you how to make a femur traction device out of a tin cup and an oar, teach you how to find someone if they're hit by an avalanche, or show you how to survive in a blizzard with only a shovel and a garbage bag.
What we're planning for this year:
We're hoping to have a welcome camping trip soon to the Laurel highlands. We'll try to plan it around the first and second year schedules. We also have a traditional welcome BBQ, so keep your ears (eyes?) open!
This year we are putting together a curriculum for teaching you Wilderness Medicine by recruiting residents, attendings, and experienced med students like YOU to teach skill sessions. Examples include: Basic Wilderness Patient Assessment, Backcountry Traumas, Land Navigation, Avalanche Navigation and Rescue, Mammalian Bites, Snake Bites, Winter survival, First Aid Kits in the Wilderness, High-Altitude Medicine, etc. etc.
We will also be doing a Scenarios Weekend sometime this fall during which we'll simulate many of the accidents you might run across during a wilderness trip. Of course, for realism, we'll be doing this somewhere in the woods on a backpacking/camping trip!
The end of this email:
Okay enough of this. For you first years who CAN'T WAIT to get into the woods, there's a wonderful magical place called Frick Park by Squirrel Hill which has excellent trails for running, mountain biking, cross-country skiing (in the winter), so check it out! It'll become a "happy place" for you like it has been for many of us. For example, I can be out of my white coat and on my mountain bike hitting the trails in 12 minutes. See if you can beat that!
As always if you have any questions you can always contact me, Dan Doan, Ellie Hill, or Ben Sprague with any questions or suggestions.
Get outside!
Dan, Ellie, and Ben
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