Also called: Wilderness Medicine Doctor
A doctor who travels with expeditions, film crews, and remote research teams.
Expedition doctors pack a field hospital in a duffel bag and treat frostbite, broken bones, and altitude illness in places where rescue is days away. Most also work regular ER shifts back home.
Based on emergency physician pay; expedition work is usually part-time.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 11 years after high school. Medical degree, residency (often emergency medicine), and wilderness medicine fellowship.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Pre-Medicine.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with remote diagnosis and charting, but treating frostbite and fractures days from rescue is hands-on licensed care.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, PE/fitness.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1214.
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