National Survey of Wilderness Medicine Scholarly Tracks in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs

Introduction Wilderness medicine (WM) tracks provide residents with a framework to foster their interests in wilderness medicine. However, there is little literature specific to WM tracks. We sent surveys to all 287 ACGME-recognized emergency medicine residencies in the United States to obtain data on the prevalence and characteristics of these tracks. Methods A survey was distributed via the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and American College of Emergency Physicians listservs with follow-up emails sent to nonrespondents. The survey included questions regarding program demographics, the presence of a WM track, and the characteristics of the track. Residencies lacking a track were asked about their interest, and challenges faced, in creating a track. We evaluated differences between 3-y and 4-y residency programs, smaller and larger programs, and scholarly activity production using the χ 2 test, where P  < 0.05 was consider