ORM Certification Courses
The Lees-McRae Outdoor Recreation Management program offers outdoor certification courses to students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the community. For students, certifications can be taken either for credit or not for credit.
UPCOMING COURSES:
This program is designed for anyone who spends a significant amount of time in the outdoors, particularly in a leadership role. Learn how to respond when an emergency medical scenario takes place while you're recreating or working outdoors.
This course is great for people of all experience levels, and is best suited for those who recreate outdoors where EMS response can be expected in a timely manner (fewer than eight hours). You'll learn the Patient Assessment System, how to provide effective first aid treatments for injuries and illnesses common in the outdoors, and how to make appropriate evacuation decisions.
You'll learn both in the classroom and in outdoor settings regardless of weather, so come prepared for wet, muddy, cold or hot environments!
DETAILS (Subject to change)
- Length: 16 hours (8 a.m.–5 p.m.)
- Recommended for: Avid hikers, teachers leading school trips, backcountry guides, canoe trip leaders, private expedition groups, college/university outdoor education programs, hiking club trip leaders, wilderness therapeutic programs, and adventure race safety personnel.
- Cost: $310
- Location: May School of Natural and Health Sciences, Lees-McRae College campus
- Prerequisites: None. This course may be used to recertify Wilderness First Responder and Wilderness EMT (wilderness portion only) certifications for NOLS Wilderness Medicine cardholders who are current or in their recertification period. Upon successful course completion you will earn a NOLS Wilderness Medicine WFR or WEMT certification. WFR cardholders from other wilderness medicine providers will be provided a WFA certification. We strongly recommend to ALL WFRs and WEMTs they attend a WFR Recertification course.
- Certification Received: NOLS Wilderness First Aid
This is a nationally recognized program that trains participants to respond to emergencies in remote settings. The 80-hour curriculum includes standards for urban and extended care situations. Special topics include but are not limited to: wound management and infection, realigning fractures and dislocations, improvised splinting techniques, patient monitoring and long-term management problems, up-to-date information on all environmental emergencies, plus advice on drug therapies. Emphasis is placed on prevention and decision-making, not the memorization of lists. This course is designed specifically to provide you with the tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions in remote locations. Half of your time will be spent completing practical skills, case studies, and scenarios designed to challenge your decision-making abilities. Adult CPR is included in this course.
Conducted by the Outdoor Recreation Management program at Lees-McRae College.
DETAILS
- Length: 9 days (80 hours)
- Recommended for: Backcountry guides, canoe trip leaders, private expedition groups, college/university outdoor education programs, hiking club trip leaders, wilderness therapeutic programs, EMTs and adventure race safety personnel.
- Cost:
$540 – Lees-McRae students (see registration details below)
$540 – Lees-McRae alumni, faculty, and staff
$895 – Community
(A $250 non-refundable deposit will be collected at time of registration. All remaining course fees will be collected online by credit/debit card prior to the course.) - Location: May School of Natural and Health Sciences, Lees-McRae College campus
- Prerequisites: None
- Certification Received: NOLS Wilderness First Responder Certification, Adult & Child CPR certification. Certifications are current for two years.
- Academic Credit: Outdoor Recreation Management offers 3 credit hours for this course. This is optional. The course number is ORM 305.
- Continuing Education: This course is pre-approved for 80 hours of EMT Continuing Education Hours (CEH) by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS). Active members of the Wilderness Medical Society may earn up to 59.5 hours of credit towards a Fellowship of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM). There is an additional fee of $15 for students requesting these credits. This course is approved by the United States Coast Guard to satisfy the first aid and CPR training requirements [46 CFR 11.205(e)(1)(i) &46 CFR 11.205(e)(2)(iv)] for a merchant mariner license.
Student Registration
Lees-McRae students can register for course credit for the following certification courses:
- Leave No Trace Trainer: ORM 102*
- Star Fish Aquatics Wilderness Lifeguard: ORM 230
- Association of Challenge Course Technologies, Level 1 Challenge Course Practitioner: ORM 232*
- Wilderness First Aid: ORM 303
- Wilderness First Responder: ORM 305
- Wildland Firefighting: ORM 307*
- Professional Ski Instructors of America Alpine Level 1 Instructor: ORM 337-01*
- Association of American Snowboard Instructors Snowboard Level 1 Instructor: ORM 337-02*
- Scuba Diving International Open Water Scuba Diving: ORM 355-01*
- Scuba Diving International Advance Open Water Scuba Diving: ORM 355-02*
- Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) Challenge for Ski & Bike Patrol: ORM 339
- North Carolina Environmental Education Certification Prep: ORM 345*
- American Canoe Association Swiftwater Rescue Level 4: ORM 350*
*Only offered for currently enrolled Lees-McRae students.
Students can enroll in certification courses through Self-Service during regular class registration. Course fees will be attached to your student account.
For More Information
Contact Katie Wall, Outdoor Recreation Management program coordinator and associate professor, at wallk@lmc.edu.