The Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (MPHTM) is a public health degree with a specialty in infectious diseases, and especially those diseases found in tropical regions. The program prepares public health practitioners to plan and evaluate disease control and prevention programs, physicians to better treat and evaluate tropical diseases, or students to pursue medical school and other medical professions. The curriculum consists of core public health courses and specialty courses in the biological, medical, social, and epidemiological aspects of diseases that are more prevalent in tropical countries. Physicians are able to pursue a clinical focus of study and are eligible for the Certification Exam in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Students applying to master’s programs at SPHTM must meet the school’s general admission requirements and submit materials per the application requirements.
Students interested in the clinical focus of study must hold a MD, DO, DVM, equivalents or be concurrently enrolled in the Tulane University School of Medicine. Other qualified health professionals, such as RN, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Please visit the university course catalog for:
Department Chair: Ronald Blanton, MD
Program Director: Mark Wiser, PhD
Department Administrator: Katherine Mosier
Email: tropmed@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 988-6369
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