Become an instructor with Backcountry Medical Guides!
Backcountry Medical Guides is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization specializing in remote wilderness, maritime, and emergency medicine. We have a dedicated group of instructors who strive to teach the highest quality and most relevant courses for our different disciplines. Our disciplines include wilderness medicine, mountain bike medicine, maritime medicine, ski and snowboarding medicine, and trail running medicine.
BMG’s mission is to empower everyone to adventure well. From the backyard to the backcountry, we believe in the joy of exploration. The freedom to adventure well lies in preparation and remote self-sufficiency, helping to save lives and mitigate injuries when unforeseen circumstances arise. We pride ourselves on our sport specific program model that incorporates experiential education in a guided experience. With this in mind, our instructors act both as teachers and guides throughout our courses.
BMG courses are led by individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and skill sets. Instructors are given online and in-person trainings to ensure that they go into courses feeling confident in the BMG approach to learning, teaching and having a good time. All instructor positions are contract positions. We teach 1, 2, and 7-9 day courses that range from public to private to sponsored.
Diversity within our team and the participants served is important to Backcountry Medical Guides. BMG does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national/ethnic origin. Qualified people of any background are encouraged to apply.
Instructor Opportunities
Backcountry Medical Guides accepts rolling applications and is looking for local instructors for all disciplines. Courses primarily take place throughout California and Washington state. If you do not live in either of these states, we would still love to hear from you! Please know, opportunities outside of our primary states may be limited.
Wilderness Medicine Instructor
Mountain Bike Medicine Instructor
Administrative Opportunities
None available at this time. Please check back!
Volunteer Opportunities
Internship Opportunities
Other Opportunities
None available at this time. Please check back!
Hiring Process
Individuals interested in being considered for an instructor position are asked to fill out our application and send it and their resume to employment@backcountrymedicalguides.org. Strong candidates will be contacted to complete the next steps in our hiring process. These include an interview, providing 3 references and attending a program as a trainee.
Questions
We encourage your questions as a way for us to get to know prospective employees better. Please send any questions to employment@backcountrymedicalguides.org.