Blogs

  • Marshall Islands: SMA Member, Slater, & Dorian

    Dr. Rich Guess, a long time SMA member in the Marshall Islands with Slater and Dorian giving them boogie board advice!

  • Punta Mita 2018 Re-Cap

    Punta Mita, Surfiatrics, “Old Guys Rule” Conference (April 2018) The first SMA Surfiatrics Conference was a success even with minimal to average waves. The Punta […]

  • Siargao Island Update

    SMA Members, Mary Showstark, Ben Abo, and Melissa Oliver went to Siargao Island to perform a needs assessment on the current medical care system.  They […]

  • A Successful Ireland Conference

    A successful conference was held by Peter Conroy in County Clare.  They had speakers and live trainings on basic life support and water safety.  They […]

  • Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

    Now, I read this story and I thought…well, first thought was holy s%*T.  Then the second thought was to share with you how important it […]

  • Beran Island

    Last year we hosted a successful conference in the Marshall Islands on Beran Island with CME’s. This year, we have that opportunity again.  We have […]

  • The Wrong Argument: Why Experience Doesn’t Matter

    Great article by by MARIO VITTONEAPR 5, 2018 The pilot responsible for the greatest airline disaster in history, Jacob van Zanten, had been a pilot for […]

  • Surfing Wilderness First Aid Training

    For the first time, our West Coast Director Michael Allen taught the “Barefoot Doctor” course to middle-school children (usually an adult class).   The first […]

  • Welcoming Our New Honorary Medical Director

    BEN ABO, DO EMT-P FAWM Ben is our honorary medical director. Academic Emergency Medicine, EMS/Austere Medicine doc at the University of Florida found all over Florida […]

  • Osa Clandestina Costa Rica

    Want isolated, amazing, and warm surf?  Check out our mate’s place.  Osa Clandestina is an ecolodge located in the remote Osa Peninsula of Southwest Costa Rica, […]