Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) is a postgraduate award, given after a prescribed period of instruction followed by an examination consisting of three parts; (a) a written examination (b) a practical laboratory examination and (c) an oral examination. In some schools, a fourth part consisting of a clinical bedside examination may be required.
The DTM&H is offered at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, [1] at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, [2] the University of Glasgow, [3] Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, [1] Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, and at Mahidol University Faculty of Tropical Medicine, [4] Several American universities offer an equivalent course, sometimes simplified to the Diploma in Tropical Medicine (DTM), including Johns Hopkins University, National School of Tropical Medicine ( Baylor College of Medicine), University of Alabama at Birmingham/Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Gorgas Course), and the University of Minnesota.
The DTM&H Coursework at Mahidol University, Faculty of Tropical Medicine is a 6-month program in an area endemic with many tropical diseases. The University of Glasgow in conjunction with the Royal College of Physicians offer a part-time course taught both online and in house which leads to DTM&H qualification. [5] Sheffield Teaching Hospitals offer a similar service leading to the DTM&H qualification. [2]
Similar courses
A similar course is offered at the University of Pretoria, leading to the award of the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Health which is also abbreviated DTM&H. [6] There is also an online course offered over 1 year at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where the abbreviation is also styled DTM&H. [7]
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland jointly offer a similar course, but the diploma awarded is called the Diploma in Tropical Medicine. That is abbreviated as DTM RCP&SI or DTM RCPSI. [8]
The American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene administers an exam and Certificate in Tropical Medicine (CTropMed) for graduates of DTM&H courses.
The University of Western Australia offers Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases, as well as a more popular Master of Infectious Diseases (Coursework & Dissertation), abbreviated GradDipInfectDis. and MInfectDis., respectively. [9] [10] These courses have components taught by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
See also
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- University of Pretoria
- Mahidol University
References
- ^ "DTM&H Coursework at London School of Tropical Medicine". Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ DTM&H Coursework at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- ^ "DIPLOMA IN TROPICAL MEDICINE & HYGIENE Blended learning". Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University". Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "University of Glasgow - Research Institutes - Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation - Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology - Postgraduate courses and training - Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ DTM&H Coursework at University of Pretoria
- ^ "Masters in Medicine (MMed) - Wits University".
- ^ DTMRCPSI Coursework at the RCPS of Ireland
- ^ MInfectDis. University of Western Australia
- ^ GradDipInfectDis. University of Western Australia