Biography

Hailing from New Mexico, Benjamin is a board-certified nurse practitioner in both emergency and family practice, with a passion for clinical teaching, mentorship, and care in austere settings. He works in rural emergency rooms in Western Massachusetts and Vermont. Benjamin earned his doctorate from Yale University, and focused his work on creating emergency procedural skills training for new nurse practitioners in remote settings. He is an Assistant Professor at UMASS Medical School, Graduate School of Nursing. As a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine, he has taught wilderness medicine to healthcare providers in the US and internationally, courses for non-medical folks, and is an active member of the Wilderness Medicine Society, and the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Woodard has a passion for teaching family practice and emergency care to new clinicians, using team strategies to teach wilderness medicine.

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