Why We Love Healdsburg and Why You Will love Having Your Medical Conference there: When people think of Wine Country, places like Napa often come to mind first. But tucked away in Sonoma County is a destination that many travelers quietly consider one of the state’s greatest treasures. Healdsburg is a place where world-class dining, … Continued
Few physicians have shaped the field of mountain medicine quite like Dr. Scott McIntosh. He is a wilderness and emergency medicine physician, educator, researcher, and mountain rescue expert. Dr. McIntosh has spent his career advancing the care of patients in remote, high-altitude, and austere environments. As a tenured faculty member in the Division of Emergency … Continued
Outdoor Medicine CME in Healdsburg: Why We Love Hosting the Outdoor Medicine Collective Outdoor medicine CME does not have to feel like another long weekend in a hotel ballroom. Each October, MedTreks hosts the Outdoor Medicine Collective in Healdsburg, California, a small Northern California town tucked into Sonoma Wine Country just 90 minutes north of … Continued
I just returned home from New York after celebrating the completion of the Tory Burch Fellowship, a year-long program focused on business growth, leadership, and community for women entrepreneurs. In 2025, I was honored to be selected as one of fifty women entrepreneurs from around the country to take part in the program. As the … Continued
Why Medical Organizations Partner With MedTreks CME travel partnerships allow medical organizations, universities, residency programs, specialty societies, and CME providers to offer educational travel experiences without building a travel operations team from scratch. At MedTreks, we help partners pair their curriculum, faculty, and accreditation with carefully planned travel logistics, trusted local partners, safety support, and … Continued
Co-hosted CME travel allows medical education organizations, universities, residency programs, specialty societies, and healthcare facilities to offer travel-based continuing education without building a travel operations team from scratch. At MedTreks, we are offering more custom co-hosted CME travel partnerships with organizations that want to bring their curriculum, faculty, and accreditation into carefully planned travel experiences. … Continued
A note from Anna, MedTreks Marketing Director, based in Ecuador on our Galápagos Private Yacht Cruise CME When people think of islands, they often imagine long beach days, palm trees and coconuts, and a place to simply relax in the sun. The Galápagos Islands in the Pacific are different. I grew up in Ecuador, and … Continued
International Wilderness Life Support is MedTreks’ wilderness and global health medicine certification course for healthcare professionals training to provide care in remote, austere, and resource-limited settings. This FAQ answers common questions about who the IWLS course is for, how the hybrid format works, what CME is available, and how universities, residency programs, healthcare systems, or … Continued
Why International Wilderness Life Support? There are more wilderness medicine certifications available today than ever before, which is incredibly exciting for the growth of medicine beyond the hospital walls. But over the years, at conferences and courses around the country, I’ve heard the same question come up again and again: “Ok, I’m certified in wilderness … Continued
If you’re considering joining us for our Outdoor Medicine Collective in Healdsburg, California, you may be wondering what the week actually looks like. Often we get asked how the CME works, whether the IWLS certification is included, and how this conference is different from a traditional medical conference. This FAQ blog on our Outdoor Medicine … Continued