Let Our Experience Speak For Itself

Teal Harbin

Base Medical CEO & Founder, Base Medical Curriculum Creator, Wilderness Paramedic, Outdoor and Wilderness Medicine Educator

Teal is an experienced wilderness paramedic and instructor certified in Mountain Medicine and Rescue. Her background includes ski patrol, mountain rescue, firefighting, pediatric emergency medicine, remote medicine, telemedicine, and international medicine. Teal began her medical career as a ski patroller, fire fighter, and technician in a pediatric level one trauma center in New Mexico. She then moved on to instruct remote medicine in the PNW and coordinate medical evacuations worldwide. She now lives in Europe, pursuing her RN. Teal also enjoys mountaineering, backcountry skiing, rock and ice climbing, and trail running. She is very passionate about wilderness medicine, skiing, and rope rescue. 

Tim Durkin

Base Medical Medical Director & Advising Physician, DO, FAAEM, CAQSM, Author, Emergency & Sports Medicine Physician

Dr. Durkin is a board-certified emergency & sports medicine physician. His career in wilderness medicine and rescue began in the early 90s as a summer camp staff member, and progressed as a SAR responder, EMT, CPR/First Aid instructor and later Paramedic. He attended medical school in Kentucky and internship in North Carolina. He completed residency in Emergency Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center, the busiest trauma center in Philadelphia. Since residency he has practiced emergency medicine at both large and small hospitals in the southwest. From 2009-2015, he was an active responder with Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council in New Mexico, and served as both Vice President and later Medical Director. In 2015, he moved to Colorado and joined La Plata County Search & Rescue, and currently serves as medical director, as well as an active responder on their technical rescue, winter response and helicopter deployment teams. He recently returned to Colorado after spending time at the University of Florida, where he completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine (Go Gators!) as well as taught and supervised residents in the emergency department at UF Health Shands Hospital, a 1000 bed academic level 1 trauma center. He is the author of the Pocket Guide to Event, Outdoor and Sports Medicine and founder of Durango Sports Medicine, the region’s only independent, non-surgical sports medicine practice. Dr Durkin splints his professional time between emergency department shifts, sports medicine practice, SAR work and Base Medical. When not working, he enjoys backcountry skiing and trying to keep up with his wife while mountain biking.

Lisa Brooks

Base Medical Curriculum Advisor and Course Engineer, RN, BSN

Lisa has been a Registered Nurse, BSN for 29 years, which includes 7 years as a Laser Safety Officer, 9 years in Quality Assurance, risk management, and infection control. In addition, she has 13 years of experience as a school nurse and CPR instructor. Lisa has been married for over 25 years to a wonderful man with two beautiful sons and two beautiful daughter-in-laws. She enjoys hiking, horse riding, cooking, and reading. Being based in the more remote desert foothills of New Mexico, Lisa enjoys hiking and exploring the enchanting landscape with her dogs and husband. 

Kycie Mckillips

Base Medical Social Media Intern, Mass Communications and Physical Activity and Fitness Student

​Kycie is a student at Linfield College, where she is studying Mass Communication and Physical Activity and Fitness. Her experiences at Linfield have helped shape her passion for helping others live a healthy, active lifestyle. Kycie’s role with Base Medical involves highlighting the importance and value of wilderness medicine through social media. When not in class or at work, Kycie enjoys being outdoors doing a variety of activities such as hiking, fishing and playing fetch on the beach with her pup.

Other Base Medical Team Members

Jay Swenberger - Base Medical Instructor