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Course overview
A 6-month part-time online course to teach key concepts of diseases that are especially prevalent in tropical and developing countries where resources may be limited. The course runs two times per year, starting on April and October. The course is designed for online, self-study. Although the final assessment is held after 6 months, students can access course materials over a 12-month period.

The course has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 50 category 1 (external) CPD credits. On completion, students will receive certificates of attendance that state ‘Certificate in Tropical Medicine [International]’ has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 50 category 1 (external) CPD credits.

Aims & objectives
An online course to teach health professionals key concepts of diseases that are especially prevalent in tropical and developing countries where resources may be limited.

Students will be able to:

• Have a good understanding of important tropical diseases and syndromes
• Compare and contrast the management of infectious diseases in different contexts including returning travelers
• Evaluate the evidence for health interventions in resource-limited settings

Content

• Key concepts in tropical medicine
• Viral diseases
• Bacterial and fungal diseases
• Protozoa and helminth diseases
• Disease syndromes
• Disease vectors
• Maternal and child health
• Nutrition and anaemia
• Public health emergencies
• Travel medicine, migrant health
• Non-communicable diseases
• Surgery, trauma, snakebite
• Pathology
• Revision, exams

>> Note: this course does NOT include:

• Laboratory practical sessions (TropMed 2 module) or the practical sessions of the Zoology module.
• Case discussions from the Clinical Tropical Medicine Regional Module
• Certain interactive small group sessions such as Epidemiology group work

Eligibility
【Pre-requisites】
Healthcare professional such as medical doctor, nurse, physician assistant (Target audience：Healthcare professional with a recognised medical qualification)

【English language requirements】
Good standard of written and spoken English (as per TMGH regulation)

Location
Online self-study

Course date:
Option 1: April 1 to September 30 
Option 2: October 1 to March 31 

Tuition fees
Discounts are available for participants from low-middle income countries (LMIC) as defined by the World Bank database
(https://data.worldbank.org/country) and members of the following societies or professional organisations:

• Japan Primary Care Association
• Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
• Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
• Philippine Academy of Family Physicians

Fee categories are as follows:

Categorization	Fee (JPY)	Participant criteria
Full fee	200,000	From HIC but not a member of a listed organization
HIC member discount	150,000	From HIC and a member of one of the listed organizations
LMIC discount	100,000	From LMIC but not a member of a listed organization
LMIC member discount	50,000	From LMIC and a member of one of the listed organizations

When applying for discounted fees, applicants are required to submit proof of status
(e.g. passport/proof of current residence, and/or certificate of membership of relevant organization)

Fee deadline:
The course fee should be paid in full as indicated in the acceptance letter for admission.

How to apply
Apply here for the next course Register interest in future Nagasaki University tropical medicine courses here

Linked courses

DTM&H
An 11-week full-time tropical medicine course. Students attend the course in-person in Nagasaki, Japan. For further details see the course information page.

Philippines Tropical Medicine Course
A 2-week practical tropical medicine course in the Philippines. For further details see the course information page. Key differences of tropical medicine courses

Contact

Issues specific to this course Direct contact to the course management team	dtmh.nagasaki@gmail.com
Issues general to TMGH courses Contact to TMGH administrative office	https://www.tmgh.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/contact_us