Specialist Certificate in Practice of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (SC-PRACTMH)

Please note that the course is currently under review. For more information please contact the School of Melbourne Custom Progarms.

Three field trips will be held in different parts of Thailand on different aspects of tropical health:Effective practitioners of public health require sound laboratory, clinical and field skills to confidently work in tropical health settings. This 25-point Specialist Certificate, available to previous graduates of the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene or equivalent, enables students to refresh or gain real 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 an unparalleled range of live and fixed laboratory specimens relating to tropical disease.

1. Clinical.
2. Health care system and hygiene, including primary health care
3. Parasitological.

In the field students will:

• examine patients of diverse backgrounds in clinic and hospital settings, diagnose common and rare 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 firsthand, and analyse the impact of environmental, structural and cultural factors in a tropical setting.

Please note, in addition to the course 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.