#202 Dr Teimojin Tan on survival skills, medicine and how to survive being alone!

Today’s guest is Dr Teimojin Tan! 

Listen to the show at https://www.nextlevelguy.com/drteimojintan202/

Teimojin grew up in Montreal and had a very worldly upbringing. From taking his first steps on a plane as a child to solo traveling through developing countries in his youth, he was never one to feel stuck in one place. Through his travels, he developed a fascination and appreciation for indigenous cultures. As he learned about plant-based medicines, survival, hunting tactics, and local customs, he was also exposed to the health disparities and challenges facing impoverished communities.

Seeing people in need and feeling helpless to render aid inspired him to work for non-profit organizations in South America, Ghana, and East Africa and to pursue a higher education. But coming from a single-parent household, he wanted to be financially independent so at the age of 17, Teimojin joined the Canadian Army Reserve as an Infantry soldier. He took a special interest in Cold Weather Warfare & Survival and would spend weeks to months in the Subarctic learning how to make improvised defenses, conduct patrols, assaults, search and rescue missions, and employ strategies to procure food and shelter that he learned from the native Cree Rangers.

Eventually, Teimojin found his way to medical school at Michigan State University and became a doctor. Now, he is a full-time ER doctor working in rural Maine and teaches Survival Medicine in his free time. These contrasting experiences in fighting and healing, with a healthy obsession with survival and the outdoors, led him to specialize in Wilderness Medicine.

Teimojin’s dream is to teach Survival Medicine internationally while working as a physician in underserved indigenous communities and being involved in community development projects.

Teimojin started Survival Doctors™ to teach people how to prepare for medical emergencies in survival situations. He hopes to share his unique perspective on medicine so that others can venture out in the wild confidently and safely.

Partnered with other medical professionals, military veterans, survival experts, and search and rescue specialists, Survival Doctors™ offers an educational experience like no other. 

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