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Clinical Tropical Medicine Certificate (Graduate) at Tulane University

Tulane University, United States

Programme overview

The Diploma Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine is an intensive four-month non-degree graduate certificate accredited by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. It combines lectures, seminars and practical laboratory work on the epidemiologic, biologic and social aspects of tropical diseases and on planning disease prevention and control programmes. Completers are eligible to sit the CTropMed examination.

Faculty: Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine  |  Department: Department of Tropical Medicine  |  Duration: Four months (17 credits)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New Orleans, LA, United States

What you will study

17 credits including Medical Helminthology, Medical Protozoology and Malaria, Microbial Disease of the Tropics, Diagnostic Methods in Microbiology, Tropical Medicine Seminar and Clinical Tropical Medicine.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to holders of an MD, DO, DVM or equivalent degree; other qualified health professionals such as RNs are considered case by case.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: Four months (17 credits)

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