The Northeast Diploma in Mountain Medicine is third accredited program in US
Lebanon, NH – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s (DHMC) Division of Wilderness and Austere Medicine, in partnership with Acadia Mountain Guides, has launched the Northeast Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM). This program, at one of the most rural healthcare systems in the U.S., is the first of its kind east of the Rockies and the third accredited program in the United States.
This collaboration brings together instructors and resources from DHMC’s Wilderness and Austere Medicine fellowship program and the Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School, in Bar Harbor, Maine. This new program offers over 200 hours of hands-on instruction in mountain rescue. Setting a global benchmark for advanced mountain medicine training, the program has been designed specifically to train physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and paramedics in mountain rescue and survival.
“The culture of outdoor mountain recreation is alive and strong in the Northeast,” said Nicholas Daniel, DO, Director, DHMC’s Wilderness and Austere Medicine Fellowship. “We are excited to provide the community with the highest level of accredited training in mountain medicine, powered by the expertise of two of the most prominent regional organizations in wilderness medicine and mountaineering.”
Internationally recognized, this new certification provides clinical teams with training and testing, and follows accreditation standards established by leading mountaineering and rescue organizations including the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation, the International Commission for Alpine Rescue, and the International Society for Mountain Medicine.
Jon Tierney, RN, owner of Acadia Mountain Guides and certified member of the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associates (IFMGA), states, “Helping someone who is injured or becomes ill when they’re climbing a mountain or navigating a rugged, isolated environment, is difficult. Our new training connects the medical expertise of DHMC with the skills of Acadia Mountain Guides and rescue specialists to address the needs of patients in these difficult settings.”
Applications for the 2025 program will open October 1st. For more information, please contact Jon Tierney, Acadia Mountain Guides, IFMGA Mountain Guide / WMS Wilderness Medicine Fellow at climb@acadiamountainguides.com, 207-461-4338, or Anne Hill, Emergency Medicine Program Specialist, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, anne.a.hill@hitchcock.org.
