PREV 542-01 SITE:
University of Maryland Hospital
DEPARTMENT:
Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
TITLE OF COURSE:
Tropical Medicine & International Health
DESCRIPTION AND GOALS OF COURSE: The course will be given full time during July and August. It will be a combined lecture/seminar, laboratory demonstration and site visits of the major diseases of the developing world. Faculty from UMAB Medical School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health will stress the transmission, pathogenesis and control of selected viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasite infections of particular importance in the tropics. Seminars will touch upon nutrition, sanitation/water engineering and some of the socioeconomical aspects of health care delivery as well as the approach to clinical problem solving in the tropics. Laboratory sessions will introduce students to the diagnosis of parasitic infections and the identification of insect vectors. The course will be given at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. This course takes advantage of an 8-week course (July 6 through August), which is given to train physicians in tropical public health. Since Dr. Strickland teaches extensively in this course, our medical students are allowed to participate gratis. The student may take the course for the entire 8 weeks or for a shorter period. This course is an ideal mechanism to prepare a student for a professional experience in a developing country. They will learn about medical problems in developing countries, and meet faculty who have projects in developing countries. Duration:
8 weeks
Hours of Participation:
9:00 am - 4:00 PM
Number of Students:
10
Location:
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Faculty Responsible:
Dr. G. T. Strickland, (410) 706-7550
Time of Year Available:
Academic weeks 1-8
Contact Person:
Becky Ramsing Academic Coordinator Howard Hall, Room 134 Phone: (410) 706-3338 Fax: (410) 706-4425 E-Mail: rramsing@epi.umaryland.edu
Prerequisites:
None
NOT OFFERED TO VISITING STUDENTS
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