Upon completion of the course, participants should have a general knowledge of diving medicine and physiology, marine toxicology, special issues related to diabetes, asthma, and diving, and medical standards for diving. The program will be held at the Peter Island Resort on Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands. The water is warm and clear, the islands are volcanic in origin, and the undersea environment reflects the volcanic nature of the islands. You will find coral filled grottos, caves and rock structures created by the volcanic action which created the islands. Recently reonvated, Peter Island is a full service facility with air-conditioned rooms, a bathing and snorkeling beach, excellent dive boats, five star restaurants and excellent accommodations.
Dive boats leave from the hotel pier.
Bove, Neuman and Lynch are certified scuba instructors with over 20 years of experience. Bove, Cianci and Neuman recently retired from positions as diving medical officers in the US Navy Reserve . All of the staff has extensive diving experience on the coral reefs of the Caribbean. Temple University has conducted a diving program in the Caribbean for 31 years, and the faculty is thoroughly familiar with the reefs and reef ecology. Both divers and non-divers are welcome to the didactic program, To join the diving program, you must be a certified scuba diver, however, all will enjoy the warm waters for swimming, snorkeling and sailing.