A similar course is offered at the
University of Pretoria, leading to the award of the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Health which is also abbreviated DTM&H. There is also an online course offered over 1 year at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where the abbreviation is also styled DTM&H. The
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland jointly offer a similar course, but the diploma awarded is called the Diploma in Tropical Medicine. That is abbreviated as DTM RCP&SI or DTM RCPSI. The American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene administers an exam and Certificate in Tropical Medicine (CTropMed) for graduates of DTM&H courses. Several American universities offer an equivalent course, sometimes simplified to the Diploma in Tropical Medicine (DTM), including
Johns Hopkins University, National School of Tropical Medicine (
Baylor College of Medicine),
University of Alabama at Birmingham/Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Gorgas Course), and the
University of Minnesota. The
University of Western Australia offers Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases, as well as a more popular Master of Infectious Diseases (Coursework & Dissertation), abbreviated GradDipInfectDis. and MInfectDis., respectively. These courses have components taught by the
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. == See also ==