Wilderness Medicine

Explore Wilderness Medicine in the beautiful, subtropical environment of coastal South Texas. You’ll learn about:

  • Exposure illness, by visiting with the US Border Patrol and the Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) teams.

  • Study rescue skills with park rangers on the Padre Island National Seashore.

  • And learn about venomous snakes at the National Nature Toxins Research Center, as well as campout and wilderness medicine skills practice.

  • Exposure Illness

  • Venomous Snakes

  • Beach Campout