Galveston County Daily News, March 27, 2007 GALVESTON - When Benjamin Hughes heard about the Wilderness Medicine Society, he thought about hiking and backpacking, activities he enjoys. Hughes, co-director of the society's chapter at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, founded in October 2006, learned that wilderness medicine includes much more than afternoons spent in the great outdoors. Wilderness medicine refers to medical care where access to emergency medical services and hospitals is unavailable. This could include "a car stranded in the middle of nowhere, on a plane, scuba diving" or even outer space, Hughes said.