Texas A&M College of Nursing Wilderness Medicine Student Interest Group

About This Organization

Abbreviation(s):

TAMCON-WMSIG

Purpose:

The mission and purpose of the organization will be to advance healthcare, research, and education related to wilderness medicine;
b. To collaborate as a group of professionals who share medical, conservation, and recreational interest in wilderness activities;
c. To investigate the scope of wilderness medicine by covering topics including (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) expedition and disaster medicine, search and rescue, altitude illness, cold and heat-related injury, dive medicine, trauma, and animal bites/stings;
d. To provide a gateway to membership in the Wilderness Medical Society;

Year Founded:

2021

Admits Members:

All Year

Meeting Locations:

HPEB building/online through ZOOM

Public Contact Information

Public Contact Name:

Regan Swartzlander

Public Contact E-mail Address:

regan.swartzlander@tamu.edu

Public Contact Phone Number:

9794467319

Group Contact Information

Organization E-mail Address:

tamcon.wm@gmail.com

Organization Associations

Academic Department:

Other

Non-Academic Department:

None

Membership

Approximate membership of the organization:

1-30

Membership policies:

• Our organization accepts undergraduate students as members
• Our organization accepts graduate students as members
• Our organization accepts faculty/staff as members

Weekly time committment required of organization members:

0-3 Hours

Membership intake process:

Open

Events

Community Service Projects:

Once per semester

Fundraising Events:

Once per year

Speakers/Lectures:

Twice per semester

On-Campus Social Events:

Never

Off-Campus Social Events:

Once per semester

Hosting Conferences:

Never

Sponsoring Special Events (Concerts, one-time events, etc.):

Never

New Member Orientation/Training:

Never

Events with Alcohol:

Never

In-State Travel:

Once per semester

Domestic US Travel:

Never

International Travel:

Never