We are excited to provide the community with the highest level of accredited training in mountain medicine, powered by the expertise of two of the most prominent regional organizations in wilderness medicine and mountaineering.
Nicholas Daniel, DO, Director, DHMC’s Wilderness and Austere Medicine FellowshipDartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s (DHMC) Division of Wilderness and Austere Medicine, in partnership with Acadia Mountain Guides, has launched the Northeast Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM). This program, at one of the most rural healthcare systems in the U.S., is the first of its kind east of the Rockies and the third accredited program in the United States.
This collaboration brings together instructors and resources from DHMC’s Wilderness and Austere Medicine fellowship program and the Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School, in Bar Harbor, Maine. This new program offers over 200 hours of hands-on instruction in mountain rescue. Setting a global benchmark for advanced mountain medicine training, the program has been designed specifically to train physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and paramedics in mountain rescue and survival.
“The culture of outdoor mountain recreation is alive and strong in the Northeast,” said Nicholas Daniel, DO, Director, DHMC’s Wilderness and Austere Medicine Fellowship. “We are excited to provide the community with the highest level of accredited training in mountain medicine, powered by the expertise of two of the most prominent regional organizations in wilderness medicine and mountaineering.”
Internationally recognized, this new certification provides clinical teams with training and testing, and follows accreditation standards established by leading mountaineering and rescue organizations including the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation, the International Commission for Alpine Rescue, and the International Society for Mountain Medicine.
Jon Tierney, RN, owner of Acadia Mountain Guides and certified member of the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associates (IFMGA), states, "Helping someone who is injured or becomes ill when they’re climbing a mountain or navigating a rugged, isolated environment, is difficult. Our new training connects the medical expertise of DHMC with the skills of Acadia Mountain Guides and rescue specialists to address the needs of patients in these difficult settings."
Applications for the 2025 program will open October 1st. For more information, please contact Jon Tierney, Acadia Mountain Guides, IFMGA Mountain Guide / WMS Wilderness Medicine Fellow at climb@acadiamountainguides.com, 207-461-4338, or Anne Hill, Emergency Medicine Program Specialist, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, anne.a.hill@hitchcock.org.
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Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.