Dr. Sarah Spelsberg holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a master’s in physician assistant studies from Barry University, and a Medical Doctorate from Saint James School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM), a Fellow of Extreme and Wilderness Medicine (FEWM), and a Fellow National of The Explorers Club. Currently, Sarah serves as the Director of U.S. Operations and podcast host for World Extreme Medicine, the medical lead for Project NEPTUNE 100, works part time in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic where she holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor, and is completing her final year of Emergency Medicine Residency at UNC Health Southeastern to be Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. She has extensive experience working in the Emergency Department of the IFHS Clinic on Unalaska/Dutch Harbor in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands (famed for the TV show Deadliest Catch) and recently spent three and a half months in the South Pacific Ocean working as part of the medical crew for the CBS SEG Production’s television show Survivor.