EMRA MedWAR

QUESTIONS?

Who Can Be On a Team?

• EMRA Medical Students
• EMRA Residents
• EMRA Fellows

Each team must be composed of three team members. All team members must be a paid EMRA member - medical student, resident, or fellow.

The fee for participation is based on your team level:

• Medical Students: $100 per team member
• Residents: $150 per team member
• Fellows: $200 per team member.
• Fees include commemorative t-shirt, post-race meal, a lifetime of memories, and unique medical training. 
• Payment must be received by August 8, 2025 to confirm team participation.

Cancellation policy: Full refund until 6 weeks before the race. 50% refund until 4 weeks before the race. No refund less than 4 weeks before the race. Team members may be substituted at anytime until check-in on Race Day but must notify EMRA ahead of time to be permitted to enter the race.

How Do We Sign Up?

Each team must apply for participation in EMRA MedWar

Selection process for this year - teams will be selected based on first-come, first-served application process and be confirmed around the first week of August 2025. The first 18 teams will be notified by email and will be required to confirm their participation within 72 hours of notification. If a team does NOT confirm, they forfeit their spot and another team will be selected through a lottery.

What Do Teams Bring?

Each team member must pack his/her backpack with food, water, and medical supplies anticipated for the competition. A list of required equipment will be sent to selected teams after the lottery drawing.

What Does EMRA Provide?

EMRA provides transportation to and from the event. Bus picks up competitors and volunteers at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

EMRA provides breakfast, snacks and a post-event meal for all competitors and volunteers. Volunteers will also receive a boxed lunch. 

Do I Need To Have Previous Wilderness Medicine or Adventure Racing Experience?

Absolutely not! Just remember the course is usually 8-12 miles in distance and the race lasts up to 7 hours. How fast you move about the course is up to you but be prepared for a days worth of physical exertion, in all kinds of weather and topography. You will be exhausted once the race is over. But there will be food and beverages at the finish line. 

Can I Just Be a Volunteer?

Of course! We always need helping hands to create the best race possible for the participants. 

More Questions?

If you still have questions, email Hannah 

Congratulations to our 2024 MedWAR champion

Dora the Rxplorers from Yale​!

All teams finished the course, and final times were calculated on actual race time along with credit for accurately answering questions and managing scenarios.
The second and third place finishers are as follows: Run for Maddie from UCSF-Fresno and The Buckeyes from The Ohio State University

Thanks to all our competitors, our volunteers, and our Wilderness Committee leaders who made the day a success!