Food-and Water-borne Diseases I and
Soil-transmitted Helminthiases
3 ( 2-2-0)
TMID 526
Food-and Water-borne Diseases II
(Tissue Parasites)
2 (2-0-0)
• Plan B
Code
Subjects
Credits
(Lec.-Lab.- Field practice)
TMCD 503
Introduction to Clinical Research
1 (1-0-0)
TMCD 504
Clinical Apprenticeship
8 (3-10-0)
TMCD 508
Seminar
3 (2-2-0)
TMCD 509
Medical Problems in the Tropics
2 (2-0-0)
TMCD 527
Clinical Case Teaching
3 (3-0-0)
TMCD 697
Thematic paper
6 (0-0-18)
TMID 525
Food-and Water-borne Diseases (I) and Soil-transmitted Helminthiases
3 ( 2-2-0)
Elective subjects
Code
Subjects
Credits
(Lec.-Lab.- Field practice)
TMCD 503*
Introduction to Clinical Research
1 (1-0-0)
TMCD 518
Malaria
2 (2-0-0)
TMCD 521
Literature Review
2 (0-4-0)
TMCD 522
Clinical Practices in Tropical Medicine
3 (2-2-0 )
TMCD 523
Clinical Laboratory Methods for Research
1 (1-0-0)
TMCD 524
Interesting Case Report
1 (0-2-0)
TMCD 525
Laboratory Techniques in Clinical Biochemistry
1 (1-0-0)
TMID 510
Statistics for Clinical Research
3 (2-2-0)
TMID 524
Fundamental of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
3 (2-2-0)
TMID 526**
Food-and Water-borne Diseases II (Tissue Parasites)
2 (2-0-0)
TMID 527
Mosquito-borne Diseases
3 (2-2-0)
TMID 528
Non-mosquito Vector-borne Diseases and Zoonoses
2 (2-0-0)
TMID 529
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Related Problems
2 (2-0-0)
TMID 530
Common Health Problems and Diseases in the Tropics
2 (2-0-0)
TMID 531
Travel Medicine
1 (1-0-0)
TMID 532
Field Study
2 (0-0-6)
* Elective course for plan A
** Elective course for plan B
Course description
TMCD 503
Introduction to Clinical Research
1 (1-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Basic research methodology and application in etiologic study and clinical trials;
protocol writing, diagnostic tests, good clinical practice, designing case-record
forms, sampling and allocation, ethical issues and consent form, conduct of the study,
data management, publication and presentation of the research results.
TMCD 504
Clinical Apprenticeship
8 (3-10-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Professional approaches and management of in-patients with tropical diseases.
The students must be able to make differential diagnosis and planning an appropriate
management for the patients.
TMCD 508
Seminar
3 (2-2-0)
Prerequisite:
None
This subject aims to train students for critical appraisal on up-to-date published articles
focusing on tropical diseases.
TMCD 509
Medical Problems in the Tropics
2 (2-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Common tropical problems and diseases such as nutritional deficiency disorders, infectious
diseases, liver diseases, tropical cutaneous diseases, cancer, endocrine disorders,
treatment of diseases, prevention and vaccination.
TMCD 518
Malaria
2 (2-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
The course consists of lectures and demonstrations on clinical and laboratory
aspects of malaria with special emphasis on planning and conducting clinical research.
TMCD 521
Literature Review
2 (0-4-0)
Prerequisite:
None
This course aims to broaden knowledge on up to date tropical medicine and common infectious
diseases in Southeast Asia. This includes up-to-date medicine for patient management.
TMCD 522
Clinical Practices in Tropical Medicine
3 (2-2-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Tropical diseases in adults. Update guidelines on patient management of tropical
diseases. For example: malaria, typhoid fever, scrub typhus leptospirosis and tuberculosis
TMCD 523
Clinical Laboratory Methods for Research
1 (1-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
The course focuses on principle and procedure on sample test and laboratory analyses
related to tropical disease, including microbiological laboratory, immunodiagnostics,
molecular biological and tissue culture.
TMCD 524
Interesting Case Report
1 (0-2-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Students who enroll into the subject will present an interesting case
(Medical history, physical signs, investigation, management, follow up
and case discussions. The presentation of the case will be supervised by an advisor.
TMCD 525
Laboratory Techniques in Clinical Biochemistry
1 (1-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Application of laboratory studies to the practice of clinical medicine, i.e.
indication and selection of appropriate laboratory test, proper collection of the specimen,
interpretation of laboratory results, and skill on certain test performed manually.
TMCD 526
Tropical Medicine Apprenticeship
6 (3-6-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Approach and management of in-patients with common tropical diseases.
The students must be able to make differential diagnosis and planning
appropriate management for the patients.
TMCD 527
Clinical Case Teaching
3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Presentation of common medical problems in tropical medicine with interesting
diseases leading to intensive case oriented discussion on how to get proper
information from history taking, physical examination and laboratory results
and interpret all valuable data will be done under guidance of lecturer.
Brief review of the selected diseases will also be added.
TMID 510
Statistics for Clinical Research
3 (2-2-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Basic statistics and their application to research consisting of basic
statistics, data analysis of various types of variables, correlation regression,
sample size, survival analysis, meta-analysis, randomization and allocation.
Computer and statistical software utilization.
TMID 524
Fundamentals of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
3 (2-2-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Fundamental knowledge and related problems in tropical diseases and
hygiene, pathogens, hosts, environment, public health, epidemiology,
disease causation and the impact of nutrition, immunity and behavioral
risks of disease.
TMID 525
Food- and Water-borne Diseases (I ) and Soil-transmitted Helminthiases
3 (2-2-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Gastrointestinal diseases transmitted by food and water with bacterial,
viral, parasitic pathogens and soil-transmitted helminths, life cycle,
pathogenesis, pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment,
prevention and control.
TMID 526
Food- and Water-borne Diseases (II) (Tissue Parasites)
2 (2-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Extra-gastrointestinal parasitic infection transmitted via food and water,
causative parasitic pathogens, intermediate hosts, life cycle, pathogenesis,
pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control.
TMID 527
Mosquito-borne Diseases
3 (2-2-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue infection, Japanese
encephalitis and lymphatic filariasis, epidemiology, pathogens, mosquito
vectors, life cycles, pathogenesis, pathology, clinical manifestations,
management, prevention and control, factors influencing pathogenesis.
TMID 528
Non-mosquito Vector-borne Diseases and Zoonoses
2 (2-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Non-mosquito vector-borne diseases and zoonoses, pathogens, vectors,
life-cycles, clinical manifestations, management, prevention and control
of diseases
TMID 529
Sexually-transmitted Diseases and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-related Problems
2 (2-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Sexually transmitted diseases and Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection,
AIDS and its opportunistic infections, epidemiology, pathogens, pathogenesis,
pathology, clinical manifestations, management, prevention and control.
TMID 530
Common Health Problems and Diseases in the Tropics
2 (2-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Common health problems and diseases in the tropics, etiologies, risk
factors, clinical manifestations and problem solving.
TMID 531
Travel Medicine
1 (1-0-0)
Prerequisite:
None
Problems and diseases commonly found in travelers, counseling for
travelers, prevention and treatment of common diseases, pre-traveling
and post-traveling screening
TMID 532
Field Study
2 (0-0-6)
Prerequisite:
None
Field visit and practice in the community to learn about the life style
and culture of people in the community; application of the knowledge to
solve health problems at different levels of health facilities.
Required subjects