Tusker Trail's status as "World Class" amongst an elite cadre of high altitude medical doctors comes by no accident. It is an acknowledgement of specialized skills and expertise. This recognition comes after 35 years of integrity, education and hard work. Tusker's owner & head guide, EDDIE FRANK,  has one-on-one relationships with  the world's top wilderness medical doctors.  This allows Tusker to keep our guides at the top of their game. There are simply no better medically trained guides on Kilimanjaro than Tusker Trail's.  Ask any physician that's trekked with us.

All responsible outdoor organizations that take clients into austere environments should have a consulting physician. The physician serves as a resource for medical questions, guide training, and approves the use of medications administered by properly trained and certified guides. Tusker’s consulting physician is DR. GREG BLEDSOE, who spent five years on faculty in the Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Bledsoe has also been an instructor and medical consultant for the United States Secret Service. He is one of the top Wilderness Medicine specialists in North America, and is the founder or ExpedMed, provider of wilderness CME. Through his contacts we have access to a vast array of medical resources.

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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 participant 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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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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