- Organization model
- Staff instructor + course host
- Curriculum / network
- Own curriculum
- Programs
- WFA; WFR; WEMT; WUMP; recert
- MTN reciprocity review
- MTN confirms two-way automatic reciprocity with NOLS for standard and hybrid WFR and in-person WFR recertification, subject to credential currency and receiving-program eligibility. Owner confirmation: October 1, 2026; agreement text not independently reviewed.
- Delivery
- Classroom / hybrid
- Instructor minimum
- WFA: current WFR + BLS; WFR: WEMT or advanced medical qualification + WFR + BLS
- Entry and annual costs
- Current ITC price not public; no WFA ITC or fall WFR ITC in 2026
- Fee per student to instructor
- Host contract; no public independent license fee
- Student price context
- Tuition varies; published WFR example 950, verify session
- WMEC documentation
- WMEC member; hybrid WFR 30–40h online +5 days practical
- WMS affiliate directory
- Listed
- EMT / paramedic CE
- CAPCE organization; published WFR EMT allocation 70h; confirm level/category with licensing authority
- Curriculum distinctions
- Decision-making and realistic scenarios; public January 2026 update names 2025 AHA guidance and explains clinical changes.
- Curriculum dates
- NOLS Wilderness Medicine, Seventh Edition · Full curriculum release unknown; textbook2023 · January2026 public WFR-recert curriculum update · Revision date is not initial release of all courses
- Evidence documentation
- Public January 2026 revision links changes to named 2025 AHA guidance and discusses uncertainty. Not a complete curriculum audit.
- Program reviews
- Book reviews excluded; no verified course aggregate.
PROVIDER FACTS · NOLS
NOLS Wilderness Medicine
International host network · US / Canada
MTN accepts qualifying WFR and WFR recertification formats based on documented WMEC minimum hours. WFA enrollment has no prerequisite. WAFA, W-EMT, and other pathways need a course-specific review. Check your course.
Research depth: Program pages reviewed. Network relationships do not establish the facts or approvals of every local course. Except for the NOLS formats covered by MTN’s confirmed two-way agreement, MTN accepting another provider’s training does not establish that provider’s acceptance of MTN training. Confirm directly with the receiving organization.
MTN confirms automatic reciprocity in both directions with NOLS for standard and hybrid WFR and in-person WFR recertification. Students must still meet the receiving program’s credential-currency and eligibility requirements. This statement does not extend to online or hybrid WFR recertification, WFA-only credentials, or instructor authorization. Acceptance of prior training does not itself issue a new certificate.
MTN confirmation from Ryan Armstrong, October 1, 2026. Agreement text not independently reviewed.