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Practice of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (POPH90253)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Not available in 2017
Overview
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Effective practitioners of public health require clinical, field and laboratory skills to confidently work in tropical health settings. During this 25-point subject of the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, students will gain skills through hands-on activities and experience over a four-week period in Thailand, hosted by Mahidol University’s Faculty of Tropical Medicine.
Students will become familiar with a tropical health laboratory practice as they prepare, view, and recognise laboratory specimens relating to common tropical disease.
Three field trips will be held in different parts of Thailand on different aspects of tropical health:
- Clinical.
- Health care system and hygiene, including primary health care
- Parasitological.
In the field students will:
- examine patients of diverse backgrounds in clinic and hospital settings, diagnose common and tropical diseases and create effective treatment and management plans.
- experience primary health care, the work of rural health volunteers, and the impact of livelihoods and nutrition programs on the health of rural families and communities.
- engage in parasitological collection/surveys, including for malaria, employing a variety of means and conducting examination of these in a field laboratory.
In addition, students will:
- learn from the long-standing experience of high level tropical health experts,
- interact with other local and international students undertaking tropical health studies, and
- experience first hand, and analyse the impact of environmental, structural and cultural factors in a tropical setting.
This subject is a core subject of the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Please note, in addition to the subject fee, students are required to cover costs of international travel and some accommodation in Bangkok. Explanation and guidance will be given to students in this regard.
Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this subject students should be able to:
- prepare, view and recognise common specimens relevant to tropical disease
- examine patients in clinic and hospital settings, diagnose tropical diseases and create effective treatment and management plans
- design and conduct field surveys for malaria and other tropical disease and disease vectors
- incorporate the expressed experience of tropical health experts into their own practice.
- critically analyse the impact of environmental, structural and cultural factors on health in a tropical setting
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students should have developed skills in:
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Working with others and in teams
- Initiative, autonomy and organisation
- Problem-solving
- Oral communication
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Written communication
- Decision-making
- Leadership
- Persuasion and argumentation
- Using computers and relevant software
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene or the Specialist Certificate in Practice of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POPH90249 | Foundations of Tropical & Global Health | February (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90250 | Global Health | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
POPH90251 | Management of Tropical Disease | Not available in 2024 |
25 |
POPH90252 | Health in Resource-constrained Settings | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 2 hour exam short answer laboratory/microscopy, due during subject, (20%)
- 3,000 word field trip report(s)/case study, due final day of subject, (30%)
- 1,000 word reflective journal, due 2 weeks after the final day, (10%)
- 4,000 word written assignment, due 6 weeks after final day, (40%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2017
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Students will be issued key readings for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Specialist Certificate in Practice of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Course Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022