12/11/2025
✨Instructor highlight ✨ We are excited to welcome Dr Hawley to our MedTreks faculty team!!!
Dr. Alana Hawley, MD, FRCPC-EM, FAWM, DiMM, is an Emergency Medicine physician based in British Columbia, Canada. She completed a Wilderness Medicine Fellowship at the University of Utah and holds both the Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine and the Diploma in Mountain Medicine.
Alana is an active wilderness medicine educator and researcher. She teaches with multiple international course providers and is an instructor for the Canadian Diploma in Mountain Medicine. A former President of the Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine, she continues to contribute through several national committees. Her peer-reviewed publications address topics including hypothermia, rock-climber self-rescue, avalanche safety, and acute mountain sickness.
Alana’s clinical and volunteer experience includes high-altitude medicine in Nepal, mountain rescue, ultramarathon events, ski patrol medical roles, and remote expedition support. She also serves as Medical Advisor for Penticton Search and Rescue.
When not at work, she enjoys rock climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, skiing, and SCUBA diving.
Dr Hawley will be lead faculty for MedTreks Cuba this January! Welcome to our team 🥳