Doctor on Everest
For three months out of the year Dr. Luanne Freer's office and ER is a series of tents at Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic. She is the first woman to be named president of the Wilderness Medical Society.
(PRWEB) October 1, 2004 -
Dr. Luanne Freer took office as president of the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) at the SocietyÂ’s annual meeting in Snowmass, Colorado, August 2, 2004. The WMS is the worldÂ’s leading organization of medical professionals dedicated to advancing clinical practice, research, and education in wilderness medicine.
As the Society’s first woman president, Dr. Freer declared her 3-year term will be “challenging and full of exciting potential.” She follows the distinguished Dr. Robert (“Brownie”) Schoene, past president, and nine other renowned WMS presidents, all of whom are recognized internationally as experts in the field of Wilderness Medicine.
As a board certified emergency physician, Dr. Freer practices in her hometown, Bozeman, Montana, and Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she spent 4 years as medical director of the rotor-wing medical transport service Air Idaho Rescue. She is the medical director for Yellowstone National Park and the Parks' medical clinics, Medcor at Yellowstone, and has worked in Yellowstone since graduating from the George Washington University emergency medicine residency in 1992. Dr. Freer has served on the WMS board of directors for the past 8 years and served as editor of the Wilderness Medicine Lecture Series. She is currently on the editorial board of the WMS peer-reviewed journal, Wilderness & Environmental Medicine.
In 2003, on behalf of the Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA), Dr. Freer set up the first medical clinic at Mt. Everest base camp and continues to return to volunteer and direct the clinic in Nepal every spring.
The Wilderness Medical Society is an international membership organization where physicians and allied health professionals combine their profession with their passion for wilderness. The Society's purpose is to present educational programs and publications that inform its members and the public about preventing, recognizing, and treating medical problems encountered in wilderness situations. Headquarters for the Society are located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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