🥾⛰️Welcome to the Plymouth University Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Society. Also known as PUWEMS. 🥾⛰️
Join us this year for exciting and unique opportunities to explore remote locations around the UK and abroad, learn basic first aid and wilderness medicine!
More about us:
PUWEMS is a friendly and inclusive community, welcoming students from all courses who enjoy the outdoors. We offer members the opportunity to get outdoors both locally and around the UK. Learn basic first aid and how to apply your knowledge to complicated medical scenarios in remote environments.
Throughout the year, we host day and week trips to destinations across the UK and further afield. Additionally, we host regular workshops, simulation days, and day trips, providing an ideal space to learn in a relaxed environment make lasting connections with like-minded individuals.
Some of our planned trpis and events for 2025/2026 include:
- Dartmoor
- South West coast path
- Snowdonia
- Brecon Beacons
- Joint trips with other WEMS societies
- Simulation days with various expedition themes
Our trips:
Our regular trips encompass iconic locations such as those on our doorstep like Dartmoor and Cornwall, and further afield including the Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia, and international destinations! Whether you're new to university, or a PUWEMS veteran, everyone is welcome and included on our trips. A typical weekend trip involves a day of hiking in small groups, often in stunningly scenic locations. First aid and medicine teaches are included along the route. This is then followed by a communal meal cooked by the committee with drinks and games to follow.
Simulation days and events:
We additionally provide regular workships and lectures covering a range of medical topics such as dive medicine or climbing injuries, all taught by later-year medical students or external speakers from the world of expedition medicine. We participate in national wilderness medicine events like SWMUK and Wild Trials, equipping our members with essential wilderness skills and providing invaluable networking opportunities within the field of wilderness and expedition medicine.
We will also be hosting simulation days throught the year with themes such as Tropic and Desert medicine, these will be open events shared with other societies such as Parasoc, as well as Exeter and Turo WEMS that will be a great chance to meet others in the field, network, learn (Or act as a casualty!).
Fundraising:
Our annual christmas talks evening is a highlight of our calendar. A charity fundriaser event, that is free to attend and includes mince pies, mulled wine and talks from external speakers on expedition and medicine. A spokesperson from our chosen charity (annouced closer to the time) will be present and talk about what they do!
Fundraising is at the heart of PUWEMS,in previous years we have hosted a charity challenge contributing to charitable causes. Past challenges have included hiking the 108-mile Dartmoor Way in 48 hours, which raised £3,200 for organisations like Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team and The Trevi Foundation.
We look forward to welcoming you to our community!
Check out our social media:
Instagram: @puwems
Email: plymouthuniversitywems@gmail.com