EMRA MedWAR 2023
The 8th Annual EMRA MedWAR, in collaboration with the ACEP Wilderness Medicine Section, hosted numerous teams in Philadelphia, PA. It was a day of exhilarating medical scenarios and amazing trails, all surrounded by beautiful fall foliage!
Congratulations to our 2023 MedWAR winners!
- First Place: UCSF Fresno (Straight Outta Yosemite)
- Second Place: Allegheny General Hospital (Codebusters)
- Third Place: Augusta university (Feral Guinea Pigs)
In addition to the top 3 finishing teams, the EMRA Wilderness Division congratulates all the racers whose participation made the day so successful:
2023 MedWAR Teams
| Team Name | Program |
| Albert's Runaways | Albert Einstein Medical Center |
| Codebusters | Allegheny General Hospital |
| Feral guinea pigs | Augusta University |
| My Three Dads | Augusta University |
| Master Disimpactors | ChristianaCare |
| TBD | Florida State University / Sarasota Memorial Hospital |
| MTF | Georgetown EM |
| Running out of patients | Good Samaritan university hospital |
| TBD | Lakeland Health |
| HAPE or Just Out of Shape? | Madigan Army Medical Center |
| Plan B52 | Naval Medical Center Portsmouth |
| Bellevue | NYU | Bellevue EM Residency |
| Trauma 99ers | Stanford |
| Wreck EM Tech | Texas Tech University Health Science Center - Lubbock |
| Straight out of Yosemite | UCSF Fresno |
| Trauma Llamas | UMass Chan Medical School |
| Husky Wild Pups | University of Connecticut |
| Husky Hotties | University of Connecticut |
EMRA appreciates and recognizes Drs. Caudell, Haston and Irons for their dedication to Wilderness Medicine and support of EMRA’s MedWAR. Without their participation and support, EMRA would not be able to offer this amazing program to their members.
Thank you to BTG for their generous support and to Elsevier for their donation of Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine books.
Start preparing your teams now! MedWAR 2024 is coming!
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