Practice Medicine in the Extreme

Extreme Medicine Certificate

Deliver care when and where it matters most.

100% Online

Complete your certificate online from anywhere, anytime.

CME Credits

Earn up to 60 AAPA Category 1 CME credits.

Doctoral Courses

Transform medicine with doctoral-level training

Extreme Medicine Certificate

The Extreme Medicine Certificate at the University of Lynchburg is built for clinicians who thrive in challenging environments—from remote jungles to disaster zones to outer space. 

Modern medicine doesn’t stop where the road ends. Explore the limits of human physiology, survival strategies for austere conditions, and how to lead medical responses in the most extreme circumstances imaginable.

This program empowers you to deliver critical care where others can’t. You’ll dive into the realities of providing advanced medical care without the support of traditional infrastructure, learning how to adapt clinical knowledge to unpredictable, resource-limited, and hazardous environments. 

With this certificate you can build the confidence and capabilities to think clearly, act decisively, and lead effectively when lives are on the line.

This certificate is available through the University of Lynchburg Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) program. It serves as an excellent introduction to the doctoral program or can complement and expand your current or previous doctoral studies.

Instruction Method:
    • 100% Online and Asynchronous 
Prerequisite:
    • Prior completion of a master’s degree.

Curriculum and Resources

2026-27 Academic Year Information

Extreme Medicine Certificate Curriculum

 

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Total Hours Required: 12*

*For those enrolling in a certificate program who have not previously completed the University of Lynchburg Doctor of Medical Science program, an additional 1-credit doctoral writing course is required.

Admissions

Extreme Medicine Certificate Faculty

2024 Headshot of Blake Rogers

Blake Rogers ’23 DMSc, PA-C

Program Director, DMSc ...
Bryn Kroto

Bryn L. Kroto ’25 DMSc, PA-C

Assistant Professor, DMSc, DEL ...
Dakoda Farrington DMSc, PA-C

Dakoda Farrington DMSc, PA-C

Assistant Professor, DMSc ...
Debra Munsell

Debra S. Munsell, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA

Associate Professor, DMSc ...
Headshot of Gabrielle Poole
Headshot of Greer Trainham

Greer O. Trainham ’22 MPAM, ’23 DMSc, PA-C

Adjunct Faculty in the PA Medicine Program, Alumni Chair University of Lynchburg MPAM and DMSc Programs ...
Headshot of Megan Fulton

Megan E. Fulton, DMSc, PA-C

Adjunct Faculty, DMSc ...
Dr. Mike Cohen

Mike Cohen, DHSc, JD, PA-C

Adjunct Faculty, DMSc ...
Nikoleta Delis

Nikoleta Delis ’22 DMSc, PA-C

Associate Program Director, DMSc ...
Raquelle Akavan

Raquelle Akavan ’24 DMSc, PA-C

Director of Advancement & Engagement, DMSc ...
Sandra Keavey

Sandra Keavey, DHSc, PA-C

Associate Professor ...

Graduate Tuition

Below is an overview of the cost of the program:

Extreme Medicine Certificate

$ 840 Cost Per Credit Hour
  • Credit Hours: 12
  • Estimated Cost of Completion: $10,080

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