Mountain Medicine Symposium Was Very Successful

SMR volunteers Brenden Goetz and Billy Grimes man the swag table at the MMS. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

SMR volunteers Brenden Goetz and Billy Grimes man the swag table at the MMS. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

Carriage House classroom. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

Carriage House classroom. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos Swag that all attendees received at the symposium.

Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos Swag that all attendees received at the symposium.

One of the MMS event organizers, Kathy Wright, and MMS Instructor Travis Laverty, in front of Carriage House. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

One of the MMS event organizers, Kathy Wright, and MMS Instructor Travis Laverty, in front of Carriage House. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

Swift Water Rescue students pose as DSNGRR passes by their outdoor classroom. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

Swift Water Rescue students pose as DSNGRR passes by their outdoor classroom. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

Classroom by train depot included the Flight for Life Helicopter Team. Photo credit MMS

Classroom by train depot included the Flight for Life Helicopter Team. Photo credit MMS

The 6th Annual International Mountain Medicine Symposium was held Friday through Sunday, October 4th-6th, by Silverton Medical Rescue and had the largest participation yet. This was their 6th year of holding this annual fall conference that focuses on teaching medical skills in the austere mountain environment, for which Silverton has become the perfect classroom. The symposium event held event...

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