1. Health Lodge Drivers and Research Study Coordinators – 2018
Philmont
Health Lodge Drivers and Research Study Coordinators – 2018

2. Philmont
“Philmont Scout Ranch is the Boy Scouts of America’s largest national high-adventure base. Its 34 staffed camps and 55 trail camps provide an unforgettable adventure in the high country along hundreds of miles of rugged, rocky tails.”
Philmont hosted about 23,000 scouts over the summer of 2017
The property stretches over 215 square miles

3. Philmont, New Mexico

4. Baldy Mountain

5. The Health Lodge

6. The Health Lodge
The health lodge is responsible for providing health care to all boy scouts during their trek as well as over 1000 BSA employees
Common chief complaints include musculoskeletal injuries, altitude sickness and gastroenteritis

7. What you can learn Wilderness emergency medicine
Training and experience similar to an emergency medical technician or paramedic
Radio lingo
Hiking, backpacking and other outdoor skills
e.g., fly fishing and rock climbing
Invaluable experience for returning as a 4th year

8. Your Job – Health Lodge Driver – 2 Positions
Radio dispatch
Emergency driver
Search and rescue
Backcountry taxi
Highway transport
First aid instructor
Night Shift

9. The Radio Room
Radio dispatch takes calls over the radio from staffed backcountry camps
The liaison between the patient and medic, you monitor the transport of patients to and from base camp and to various outside clinics and hospitals

10. Easy going, fun loving bosses

11. To be or not to be… Do you have a clean driving record?
Do you have experience driving on dirt roads or in the mountains?
Do you play nicely with others?
Do you like being outdoors in the mountains?
Can you live in Philmont, New Mexico for the summer?
Do you have any interest in emergency medicine, family practice, pediatrics, sports medicine, or internal medicine?

12. Research Study Coordinator - one
“Concussion symptoms and the effects of altitude”
“Injuries, BMI, and equipment”
Make your own schedule
Plan and coordinate study plan and logistics
Data collection

14. The Medical Dormitory, MD

15. What you Need to Know What to Expect What to Bring Hiking shoes
Something to read
Backpacking gear, tent, sleeping bag
These things can also be rented from Philmont
A unique emergency medicine experience
Wildlife and the outdoors
Fast paced working environment
4 credit hours
Food, lodging and a paycheck

16. Contact:
David Naylor MD
Dept. of Medicine