The programs in Tropical Medicine provide a foundation in parasitology, vector biology and infectious diseases etiology and treatment as well as the epidemiology and prevention of existing and emerging tropical diseases.
The Department of Tropical Medicine offers the following degrees:
Tropical medicine is the choice of students who enjoy basic biology and immunology and like laboratory work and medical diagnostic studies. Many students who enter this program continue further in a medical or doctoral degree programs. This program also attracts physicians and clinicians who desire to work in tropical medicine to prevent and control vector-borne and tropical infectious diseases.
Background
Those who enter tropical medicine programs have a background in biological sciences and laboratory sciences. Physicians and other health care providers pursue the clinical track in the MPH&TM.
Careers
Graduates work for governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, disease control programs, and diagnostic parasitology, academic, and biomedical research laboratories.