Tusker's partnerships and memberships with some of the world's premier wilderness medical and adventure travel organizations ensure that our treks are run at the highest standards.

Eddie Frank is a member of the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS). WMS is a non-profit organization with a mission of promoting education, medical care, and research in wilderness medicine.

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ExpedMed is the premier provider for Expedition and Wildernes Medicine CME (continuing medical eduction). ExpedMed holds CME conferences and runs CME travel expeditions for physicians and other health practitioners seeking to "sharpen their pencils" and meet CME requirements. ExpedMed is owned and operated by Dr. Greg Bledsoe, Tusker Trail's consulting physician. Eddie Frank is a speaker at ExpedMed's conferences, and Tusker Trail runs ExpedMed's CME expeditions to Kilimanjaro and Everest Base Camp.

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Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO), is not only the finest wilderness medical school on the planet, it is also the oldest continuously operating school of wilderness medicine IN THE WORLD. Dr. Frank Hubbel, SOLO's owner/founder is considered to be the "Grandfather" of wilderness medicine. Tusker's guides are trained in advanced wilderness first aid and CPR by SOLO.

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Global Rescue provides the finest medical evacuation services around the globe. Tusker Trail has partnered with Global Rescue to provide emergency medical evacuation to our trekkers.

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The Kilimanjaro Porter Assistance Project (KPAP) is the only non-profit organization fighting for porter rights and working conditions on Kilimanjaro. Eddie Frank, who has set high standards for porter treatment, is a consultant to the small organization, and donates a fair amount of money and lots of his time to help it survive.

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Eddie Frank is a member of The International Society for Mountain Medicine (ISMM). ISMM brings together physicians, scientists and allied professionals interested in mountain medicine, to encourage research on all aspects of mountains, mountain peoples and mountaineers and to spread scientific and practical information about mountain medicine around the world.

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Tusker Trail is a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA). The ATTA is a global membership organization and home to a community of responsible adventure travel businesses that seek to provide top rate experiences for travlers.

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