My first encounter to tropical medicine and global health was through my carrier in Quarantine Station in Japan (border measure against high consequence infectious diseases at international airports and seaports), which led me to Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene course at TMGH in 2021, followed by admission to Master of Tropical Medicine in 2022.
The days I spent in MTM were ones of the most wonderful in my entire life of more than 50 years. They were so intense for focusing on didactic lectures in total 6 months and for conducting our own research project and writing a dissertation in the rest of course. But because of the intensity I could learn so many new things in quite a short time, which brought me totally new and profound insights to this world and my carrier life.
The course happens in a relatively smaller local city in Japan, however, students, faculties and lecturers gather from all over the world and you learn in totally international environment where you can have wide and deep communications with people having various backgrounds. Admin staff are so considerate to take care of students that you can feel safe even in unfamiliar country for you.
Research project happens alongside the intense didactic lectures. It may not be easy to define your research question from scratch and finalize within a period shorter than 1 year, but the completion of a research project definitely gives you clear ideas of what research is, which further may lead you future challenge in Ph.D course.
We really look forward to seeing you in TMGH and future fields in tropical medicine and global health!
TMGH is dedicated to improving global health via innovative research, education, and collaboration. With a faculty of renowned professionals and state-of-the-art facilities, TMGH provides a supportive academic development and innovation atmosphere.
As this program, “Public Health,” emphasizes a modern approach to public health, it suits our country, which is making efforts to face many challenges while implementing public health activities. We need not only to improve our capabilities but also to upgrade our thinking. For such thinking skills, we need to understand the conditions of our outer environment, which means various conditions and changes happening in other countries and their implementation plans according to their multiple contexts, demographic, political, sociocultural, economic, etc. By comparing and analyzing those conditions with ours, we can systematically highlight the needs and bad of our ways.
In addition to our rigorous academic programs, our two-week field trip to Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, allows us to witness the real-world impact of global health initiatives. At the same time, the two-month internship program offers a chance to work alongside experts in the field. I conducted my internship at the International Support and Partnership for Health (ISAPH) in two places, Laos and Tokyo offices. These experiences will broaden my prospects and deepen my understanding of the challenges and opportunities in public health. The TMGH provides us with a solid academic foundation and nurtures our ambition to make the globe better and more equitable for all.
Looking forward to welcoming you to our TMGH family!
