World Extreme Medicine is now regarded as a medical sub-discipline with a global community of 250,000 practitioners, experts and leaders.
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Mark Hannaford founded World Extreme Medicine to teach doctors how to cope with delivering care in extreme environments.
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More than 20,000 medical professionals have received a diploma of competency to enable them to join expeditions in some of the most hostile environments on Earth.
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Mr Hannaford, an adventurer and entrepreneur who has led expeditions across five continents, founded World Extreme Medicine in the UK in 2002.
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The programme teaches health professionals how to enhance their current skills to deliver emergency care in extreme environments.
World Extreme Medicine is now regarded as a medical sub-discipline with a global community of 250,000 practitioners, experts and leaders.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ASENXOLEVZGNPL7UNYNCOPRKAU.jpg?smart=true&auth=88fe0cf8bf685f647ad7f7856bb9712c806356acc8b62b609d68c1c05a9421c6&width=400&height=225)
Mark Hannaford founded World Extreme Medicine to teach doctors how to cope with delivering care in extreme environments.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2R2CCXKHIVEQ5IXF6E7VLE3BJ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=5a3f46f0be97fbd571d495b4df06de36cf48112836a277b83f3aad8639fcaffc&width=400&height=225)
More than 20,000 medical professionals have received a diploma of competency to enable them to join expeditions in some of the most hostile environments on Earth.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TEBYKSCNOFFMRCAESXBZ3KOKP4.jpg?smart=true&auth=1a19f1e7c9d0fb22598d77787e60b3eae53ebae73b406ab1ad2d2052a0ff9534&width=400&height=225)
Mr Hannaford, an adventurer and entrepreneur who has led expeditions across five continents, founded World Extreme Medicine in the UK in 2002.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7R4OMM7BTJGG5LIMHLTLEVH2W4.jpg?smart=true&auth=da27d630c6b88ed8edcb0bca250e31bccfc87f92795355c50a2aed723b3729ba&width=400&height=225)
The programme teaches health professionals how to enhance their current skills to deliver emergency care in extreme environments.
World Extreme Medicine is now regarded as a medical sub-discipline with a global community of 250,000 practitioners, experts and leaders.
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26 May, 2023
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