Recertification

Over time your wilderness medicine knowledge will fade. Are you still ready to respond? Keep your edge, learn updated curriculum, and refresh your skills: recertify your wilderness medicine training before your certification expires.

Recertifications review, update, and refresh skills for current NOLS certification holders. Wilderness medicine protocols specific to each certification level are reviewed, hands-on scenarios refreshed, and participants ensure they are ready for any medical emergency.

Courses renew certification for 2-years.

  • WFR Recertification

    Review, practice, and stay on top of your skills with NOLS Wilderness Medicine's Wilderness First Responder Recertification Course. This scenario-based approach to recertification provides the opportunity to test your skills against realistic situations. You will practice and relearn wilderness medicine protocols, review evacuation and decision making guidelines, and receive the latest curriculum updates over the course of three days.


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  • Hybrid WFR Recertification

    In addition to the traditional WFRR, the Hybrid WFR Recertification includes an online component in addition to the traditional scenarios and skills. The online pre-course work allows you to review the curriculum at your own pace, and focus on the hands-on element during your two days on course. The pre-course work must be completed by the course start date. Once on course, the scenario-based approach to recertification provides you the opportunity to test your skills against realistic situations.

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  • Other Recertifications

    If you hold a certification from NOLS Wilderness Medicine, you may also take a NOLS Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course or a NOLS Wilderness Advanced First Aid course (WAFA) to recertify their WAFA, WFR or WEMT. The Wilderness First Aid course is an introductory course for individuals with no prior knowledge and generally does not include CPR. The Wilderness Advanced First Aid course includes more topics and CPR.

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✺ Learn More ✺

  • Click here to download the NOLS WFR Recertification Course Overview.

  • Click here to download the NOLS Hybrid WFR Recertification Course Overview.

  • Recertification courses renew your credential for 2-years.

  • NOLS Wilderness Medicine certifications will be afforded a one-year period after expiration within which to recertify. This one-year re-entry period is only offered for NOLS Wilderness Medicine certifications. NOLS Wilderness Medicine-certified students should bring their certification card to the course so that the instructor can verify the expiration date.

  • Recertification courses are in person and focus on hands-on instruction, just like initial certifications.