MED
The Wilderness Library
“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”
-Napoléon Bonaparte
RAW MED is a family, and we expect our fellows to move the world. The curriculum is found in the traditional text of Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine, supplemented by relevant research in contemporary journals. But valuable life lessons are also found in other books. Our recommended titles beneficial in forming a well-rounded fellow include:
Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine
The Bible of wilderness medicine and foundational instructional text.
Deep
By James Nestor. An exploratory exposé into the odd world and physiology of free diving.
Surviving the Extremes
By Kenneth Kammler. This book follows the expeditions and ruminations of a physician in the wild.
The Freedom of the Hills
Instructional book for a foundation in all things technical in the mountains.
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf
By John Muir. He describes his adventures walking through the Southeast, giving a glimpse into the wild nature of our region.
Accidents in North American Climbing
Annual publication serving as a warning in anecdotes to those who work and play in the vertical environment.
Touching the Void
Joe Simpson's harrowing tale of friendship, disaster, and survival in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru.
Into the Wild
A classic cautionary tale of wanderlust and spontaneity. By Jon Krakauer.
Extreme Medicine
By Kevin Fong. A review of how both medicine and humans have tested the extremes.
The Long Walk
The reportedly true story of Slavomir Rawicz' incredible escape from a Soviet internment camp and walk across Asia to freedom.
Parasite Rex
Karl Zimmer shares the evolutionary history of parasites and how our world wouldn't be the same without them.
Kon Tiki
Thor Heyerdahl and team set out to prove that it is possible to navigate a primitive raft westward from South America to Polynesia.