Vermont Wilderness Medicine

Our team

Sarah and Than realized that they found the most fulfillment in sharing adventures in nature with others. They thrive off of getting you outside and exploring all that the world has to offer. They are trained in both emergency and wilderness medicine and have years of experience playing and exploring in this vast planet.

Sarah Schlein, MD, FACEP, FAWM, DiMM

Sarah grew up in an idyllic Vermont farm community on the Appalachian trail where fresh air, natural beauty, nourishing food and hard work were the foundations of life. Before medical school she was a teacher for many hilarious middle school students, and crew leader and outdoor educator for the Northwest Youth Corps, leading trail building projects in rural Idaho and Oregon. Throughout her medical training, she has maintained a reservoir of joy for life by early morning backcountry ski tours, cycling mountain passes, practicing and teaching ashtanga yoga, and running up any mountain she can find.

Sarah is an Emergency Medicine attending physician and the Wilderness Medicine Director in Burlington, VT, where she founded and directs the residency and medical school Wilderness Medicine electives. She is fellowship trained in medical education and has a FAWM and DiMM through the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS). She co-chairs the WMS Women in Wilderness Medicine committee.

She believes it is the responsibility of all educators to create environments where humility, vulnerability and humor can allow students and faculty to learn with honesty and authenticity. Moving away from the walls of the hospital and society, we can also shed our egos, arriving to a place of learning, lighthearted fun, and deep growth. Sarah and her family live and work on their off-grid 100-acre homestead dotted by sugar maples, gardens, and too many chickens, all surrounded by granite topped peaks simply begging to be run or skied every day.

Than Moore, PA-C, MBA, FAWM

Than originally grew up in southern New Hampshire where he started exploring (and unicycling) at a young age. Family biking, hiking, skiing, and paddling trips sparked his thirst for the lakes and mountains. He bopped around New England to complete his undergraduate and graduate studies in both Maine and Massachusetts before settling into his Vermont playground.

He completed his Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine through the Wilderness Medical Society and spends his summers volunteering as the expedition medical provider for the Alaskan glacier traverse with the Juneau Icefield Research Program. He has experience as a ski patroller, local backcountry search and rescue crew member, marathoner, and outdoor enthusiast. He loves sharing his passion for food by experimenting with new recipes over the fire and is always up for a friendly game of cribbage or guitar sing-a-long.

Than also enjoys insightful campfire conversations around sustainable innovations and how we can better preserve our world for future generations. When not running around as a physician assistant in the emergency department at the University of Vermont Medical Center, he can be found chasing sunrises by skinning up snow capped mountains. He is also known to carry up watermelons in his backpack to enjoy as a mountain top snack!

Adam Miller, JD

Adam lives in the mountains of Vermont with his young family. He oversees the VWM office and business operations, and is also an attorney in private practice. Lately, Adam is into making maple syrup and building dry-stacked rock walls around his property. You may also find him attempting to keep up with his kids on bikes and skis.