Expedition medical professionals
Medical Professionals interested in expedition and wilderness medicine are particularly welcome to apply for Fellowship of RGS-IBG, and participate in the activities of RGS-IBG Expedition Medical Cell. There are also numerous other resources of interest available.
Training
There are a number of courses designed specifically for medical professionals.
Remember that in order to perform effectively as an expedition medic, it is just as important to be competent at operating in the expedition environment.
You can gain experience by enrolling on a course to learn specialist skills in your chosen environment. We offer a range of training options to help you gain these essential skills.
You are also welcome to join us at the Society and network with other expedition organisers at our annual RGS-IBG Explore weekend.
Getting involved
There is a variety of ways you can apply your medical knowledge for use in the wilderness. Have you considered the following?
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Joining an expedition
The Society helps expeditions recruit medical professionals through its Register of Personnel available for expeditions, and publicises opportunities through its Bulletin of Expedition Vacancies. -
Remote medical positions
From Antarctica to Everest there are many opportunities to work in remote and challenging places. The RGS-IBG Bulletin of Expedition Vacancies advertises a wide range of available positions. -
Research Expeditions
Have you ever considered organising your own medical research project overseas?
You can search the Expedition Report Database using search terms "medical" or "health" for some ideas of potential project ideas. Seek advice on planning an expedition or consider joining an established medical research expedition. -
RGS-IBG Expedition Medical Cell
If you have extensive expedition experience or knowledge of a particular aspect of remote area medicine, your involvement in the Medical Cell Expert Panel would be welcome. Contact go@rgs.org for more details.
Still looking for ideas?
Browse our expedition medicine links on delicious for more options. Tags include pre hospital medicine, humanitarian medicine, tropical medicine.
Expedition Medicine Manual
A comprehensive pocket guide to expedition medicine, with practical advice for use in remote environments, and links and references to further information.
- Exhibition
Everest through the lens
Another chance to see the Society's exhibition marking the centenary of the early Everest expeditions. Explore how Captain John Noel's films shaped the public's imagination of Everest, while obscuring the vital role of local intermediaries.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)Open to all20 Jan 2025 - 15 Apr 2025 - Collections event
Expanding Universe by Hormazd Narielwalla tour and discussion
Attend a tour led by artist, Hormazd Narielwalla, centered on his mural 'Expanding Universe' - a body of abstract work that will hang in the Map Room for the next five years.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)Open to allMonday 31 March 2025 - Lecture
The Earth transformed: the meeting of geography, history and science
The Earth’s environment affects its civilizations in myriad ways, with prominent historical examples showing the connections between climate and social phenomena. Historian Peter Frankopan will discuss the intersections of geography, history, and science in conversation with the Society’s Cartographic Collections Manager, Katie Parker.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)Open to allMonday 31 March 2025