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CTropMed® - Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health

Next exam date: November 10, 2012, Atlanta, Georgia USA.

ASTMH offers a biennial examination leading to a CTropMed®-Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health.

If you would like to be added to the exam mailing list, send your request with full postal mailing address to bfinn@astmh.org or complete and send the 2012 exam flyer.

The Society fosters professional development in the fields of clinical tropical medicine and travelers' health. The Society has advocated and facilitated the development of new training programs in these fields and has established a mechanism for accrediting them. In addition, ASTMH has prepared an examination to assess and recognize individual excellence in training and knowledge. Passing this examination leads to a CTropMed®-Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health.

Requirements for the Diploma Course Pathway (please see exam brochure for details)

  • Diploma course completion
  • Two months overseas experience
  • Must have current professional medical license
  • If diploma course is over five years since completion, 15 hours of continuing medical education is required

Requirements for the Practice Pathway (please see exam brochure for details)

  • Two months overseas experience
  • Five years clinical practice experience
  • Must have current professional medical license
  • Documentation of 30 hours of continuing medical education that was completed within the last 5 years

 Download the 2010 Content Outline and the 2010 Exam Brochure.