Morocco Atlas Mountains – Mt. Toubkal | Mountain Medicine CME
May 3rd – May 14th, 2027

Step into Morocco’s most iconic landscapes on a 12-day expedition that blends high-altitude Mountain Medicine CME with a summit attempt of Mt. Toubkal (4,167m / 13,671 ft) — the highest peak in North Africa.

Your journey begins in Marrakech, where ancient alleyways, rooftop mint tea, and the pulse of the medina set the tone for what’s ahead. Then you’ll trade city rhythm for snow-dusted ridgelines and Berber mountain villages as we move into the High Atlas to train where it counts: in the field, under real environmental stressors, with daily education and hands-on skills woven into the trek.

After the mountains, the route continues into Morocco’s dramatic southern terrain — from valleys and kasbahs to the edges of the Sahara — where the environment shifts and your learning expands into heat illness, dehydration, and austere care in remote settings. This is more than a course. It’s a full-spectrum wilderness medicine experience designed to challenge your clinical thinking, your fitness, and your sense of adventure.

If you’ve wanted a CME experience that feels like a real expedition — with the kind of terrain, culture, and training that actually changes you — you just found it.

This expedition is designed for medically curious adventurers who want to learn mountain and wilderness medicine in real environments while trekking through Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains and beyond.

This is a small-group, highly inclusive expedition built on shared challenge, curiosity, and mutual support. Days are spent learning, moving, and problem-solving together, which naturally builds strong camaraderie. Participants regularly arrive solo and leave with lasting friendships, feeling fully welcomed regardless of background, profession, or prior expedition experience.

This is not just a course — it’s a true expedition through some of Morocco’s most powerful landscapes.

Over 12 days, you’ll move from the sensory overload of Marrakech to the thin air of the High Atlas Mountains, trekking village to village as you train, climb, and ultimately attempt the summit of Mt. Toubkal. Along the way, wilderness medicine education is woven directly into the terrain — taught where the consequences, conditions, and decisions are real.

Every step of this journey blends adventure, learning, culture, and connection, creating an experience that feels both challenging and deeply rewarding. Days are active and immersive, evenings are filled with shared meals, reflection, and learning, and the group quickly becomes a tight-knit expedition team.

What sets this trip apart is the environmental diversity. You won’t just learn mountain medicine at altitude — you’ll then carry those skills into southern Morocco and the Sahara, adapting your thinking to heat, dehydration, and austere desert care. This contrast deepens your clinical perspective and forces you to think dynamically as a provider, just as real expedition medicine demands.

Education on this trip happens in the field, not in a conference hall. Lectures, workshops, and discussions are intentionally placed at camps, lodges, and remote locations where altitude, fatigue, weather, and limited resources influence decision-making. Skills are practiced immediately, reinforced daily, and grounded in the reality of expedition medicine.

This rhythm balances physical challenge, learning, and sustainability, allowing you to stay engaged and energized across the full expedition.

Yes — you’ll earn CME. But you’ll also leave with:

Most participants leave surprised that something this adventurous, meaningful, and transformative could also count as CME — and already wondering where the next expedition will take them.

12 Days / 11 Nights

Marrakech High Atlas Mountains Dades Valley Merzouga (Sahara) Ait Benhaddou Marrakech

This expedition blends trekking, cultural travel, and Mountain Medicine CME, moving from city streets to high-altitude refuges and deep into southern Morocco.

Marrakech

You’ll arrive in Morocco and ease into the expedition with cultural exploration and course orientation before heading to the mountains.

Marrakech Imlil (1,740m)

The journey shifts from city to mountains as we travel into the heart of the Atlas range.

Imlil Tizi Mzik Pass Azib Tamsoult Refuge (2,256m)

Your first true trekking day introduces altitude, terrain, and expedition rhythm.

Azib Tamsoult Aguelzim Pass Toubkal Refuge (3,207m)

A longer, more demanding day as we gain altitude and prepare for the summit push.

Toubkal Refuge Mt. Toubkal Summit (4,167m) Refuge

The highlight of the expedition.

Toubkal Refuge Imlil Valley

Leaving the high peaks behind, we descend back into the valleys.

Imlil Ouarzazate Dades Valley Merzouga

The environment shifts dramatically as we head south.

Merzouga Ait Benhaddou

A cultural and historical transition day.

Ait Benhaddou Marrakech

The expedition comes full circle.

Marrakech

Participants are responsible for booking their own international flights. Group airport transfers are provided on arrival and departure days.

Participants should be appropriately vaccinated for travel to Morocco. Please refer to CDC recommendations and consult your healthcare provider prior to departure.

Trip preparation resources:

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

    •    ACCME Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Wilderness Medical Society and Wild Med Adventures, LLC. The Wilderness Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    •    The Wilderness Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    •    All educational content presented in this activity has been reviewed and validated as appropriate in keeping with sound scientific principles.

Benjamin Mattingly, MD, FAWM
(Instructors may vary based on availability)

Educational instruction is provided by the Wild Med Adventures faculty, who are responsible solely for the medical education and CME components of this course.

All trekking logistics, route decisions, mountain leadership, and on-trail safety are provided by experienced local Moroccan mountain guides. Wild Med Adventures faculty are not responsible for trekking leadership, environmental hazards, or route safety.

Participants are responsible for their own decisions, physical preparedness, and personal safety at all times. Faculty and instructors may change based on availability.

Full payment is due 90 days prior to the course start date.
A $500 late fee will be added for payments received after this deadline, or your spot may be forfeited.

Participants must carry appropriate insurance coverage for this expedition.

Rescue insurance is mandatory. We recommend Global Rescue or an equivalent provider.

Participation in this expedition involves trekking, high-altitude travel, and extended time in remote and austere environments within Morocco. Activities may include prolonged hiking days, steep and uneven terrain, altitude exposure, variable weather, limited access to medical facilities, and changing environmental conditions. Such activities inherently involve risk, including but not limited to personal injury, illness, altitude-related illness, falls, slips, equipment failure, evacuation delays, and travel disruption.

Participants are solely responsible for their own decisions, conduct, and actions throughout the expedition. Wild Med Adventures faculty provide medical education only and do not provide trekking instruction, route leadership, or safety oversight. All mountain logistics, route decisions, and on-trail leadership are provided by local Moroccan guides. Wild Med Adventures and its faculty are not responsible for terrain conditions, environmental hazards, guide decisions, or participant behavior.

This expedition is physically demanding and involves sustained hiking at altitude over multiple consecutive days. Participants are responsible for assessing their own physical fitness, medical readiness, and ability to tolerate altitude, exertion, and remote travel conditions prior to participation. Participation is not advised for individuals who are unable to manage prolonged physical activity, altitude exposure, or austere environments.

Rescue and evacuation insurance covering remote and austere environments is required for participation. Personal medical insurance valid for international travel is required. Travel insurance is strongly recommended to cover trip interruption, delays, illness, injury, or missed connections. Participants are solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining appropriate insurance coverage for the duration of the expedition.

Participants are responsible for securing all required travel documents, including passports and any necessary visas or entry permissions. Entry requirements vary by nationality and are subject to change. Wild Med Adventures is not responsible for denied entry, visa issues, or travel documentation errors.

By enrolling in and participating in this expedition, participants acknowledge and accept the inherent risks associated with wilderness travel, high-altitude trekking, and remote-area activities, and agree to assume full responsibility for their participation.