In your own home, at your own leisure: now you can learn a ton in the online portion of Disaster + Travel + Wilderness First Aid!

We have launched "Blended Learning":

Part 1) COURSE TOPICS VIDEOS & SELF-GUIDED PRACTICE portion almost exactly as MEDIC SOLO always presents it. Our instructors just finished recording topic presentations in the latest of disaster and wilderness medical science. Intermixed at several points we guide you to practice various skills.
>>> Bonuses: whiteboards are pre-written-out so time is saved there; ability to pause and rewind, ability to view at your comfortable leisure instead of crammed into two long weekend days.
>>> Testimonials:

  • "Fantastic online program."
  • "The quality of teaching and the personality of each instructor was ABSOLUTELY STELLAR. There is a lot more to learning than just the textbook curriculum, especially with medical situations."
  • "It was much less stressful having the opportunity to be taught on my own schedule rather than having two intensive days."
  • Much appreciation for the ability to click "pause" to take notes and write down questions (which MEDIC will answer), and ability to rewind and replay demonstrations, explanations, etc. -- can't do that in a live class.


Part 2) A 3-year credit to attend any in-person open-enrollment MEDIC SOLO dtWFA course, to solidify your skills and graduate with WFA certification. Schedule is at www.solowfa.com

MORE INFO and REGISTRATION / TO GET STARTED: https://www.solowfa.com/register-SOL...aid-course.htm

Fee: Our usual in-person course is $220, which is $55 per person less than what another national school charges for their shorter less-in-depth course. You get a 3-year credit for our usual rate, plus the online learn-now bonus for FREE.

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Now is a time when your dtWFA skills may be needed most.

  • Hospital beds are filling up and we need to reduce their demand. If with dtWFA skills you treat someone and they no longer need to go to the hospital, fantastic and so helpful in many ways.
  • People are encouraged to get outdoors for fresh air and natural exercise (step 6 feet away from others), boosting immune system strength. Our government is supporting this by waiving entrance fees to the National Parks that are open. Some parks are seeing their highest-ever mid-week daytime visits. More people are outdoor adventuring and most don't have the skills you signed up to learn, and may be in need especially as more first-timers go explore the outdoors.
  • Hopefully the following will never happen: fewer EMTs staffing ambulances and thus a call to 911 for medical assistance is less responsive, or outbreaks occur within hospitals and those entire facilities end up being quarantined and unavailable ... leaving it up to dtWFA-trained folks to provide care.


Thank you for all that you do to strengthen our communities, making disaster and wilderness areas safer for all.

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Part 2 currently-scheduled options (if a class is cancelled because social distancing guidelines are not yet dismissed, you still have your 3-year credit):

Lexington area, KY....................... May 2 - 3, 2020
Charlottesville, VA +CPR option....... May 9-10
Provo area/Orem, UT.................... May 9+16
Cincinnati / Dayton area, OH......... May 16-17
Bethesda MD or Washington, DC.. May 16-17
Charlottesville, VA........................ May 19-20
Thru-hiker town near Bburg, VA.. May 23-25
Triangle area east, NC.................. May 30-31
Evansville, IN............................... May 30-31
Logan, UT................................... May 30-31
Indianapolis, IN............................ Jun 6 - 7
Washington, DC.......................... Jun 6 - 7
Norfolk, VA.................................. Jun 13-14
Charlottesville, VA........................ Jun 20-21
Nashville, TN............................... Jun 27-28
Salt Lake City, UT....................... Jun 27-28
Denver, CO.................................. Jun weekend TBD
Charleston, WV........................... Aug 22-23
Mtn-Top Retreat near Bburg, VA.. Sep 5 - 7
Nellysford, VA ............................ Sep 26-27
Triangle area south, NC................ Oct 3 - 4
Gunnison, CO.............................. Autumn weekend TBD
Norfolk, VA.................................. Autumn weekend TBD
Washington, DC.......................... Autumn weekend TBD
Charlottesville, VA +CPR option....... November weekend TBD
Charlottesville, VA +CPR option....... Jan 9-10, 2021
Norfolk, VA.................................. Jan 16-17
Cincinnati / Dayton area, OH......... Jan 16-17
Farmville, VA............................... Jan 23-24
Richmond KY (Lexington area)...... Jan 30-31
Harrisonburg/Staunton area, VA.... Jan 30-31
Richmond, VA............................. Feb 20-21
Wilmington area, NC.................... Feb 20-21
Norfolk, VA.................................. Feb 27-28
Lexington, VA.............................. Feb 27-28
Greeley, CO............................... Feb/Mar weekend TBD
Louisville, KY............................... Feb/Mar weekend TBD
Triad area, NC............................ Feb/Mar weekend TBD
Colorado Springs, CO................... March weekend TBD
Charlottesville, VA +CPR option....... March weekend TBD
Washington, DC.......................... March weekend TBD
Grand Junction, CO...................... March weekend TBD
Champaign/Urbana area, IL.......... Mar/Apr weekend TBD
Norfolk, VA.................................. Mar/Apr weekend TBD
Denver, CO.................................. Mar/Apr weekend TBD
Triangle area west, NC................. Mar/Apr weekend TBD
Blacksburg, VA........................... Apr weekend TBD
Richmond, VA............................. Apr weekend TBD