Elective Courses

 

  • At least 7 credits for Plan A and at least 13 credits for Plan B

    Credits (lecture-lab-self study)
    TMID 510 Statistics for Clinical Research
    3 (2-2-5)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Statistical methods and their application in clinical research consisting of basic concepts; statistical methodology; chance or error from sampling; correlation; linear regression; survival analysis; sample size estimation
    TMMH 501 Principal of Tropical Mecicine and Hygiene
    3 (3-0-6)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Fundamental knowledge in tropical diseases and hygiene; etiologies; hosts; vectors; environment; impact of nutrition; imunity and behavioral risks of diseases; epidemiology; disease control and prevention; holistic management
    TMMH 505 Non-mosquito Vector-borne Diseases and Zoonoses
    2 (2-0-4)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Epidemiology; pathogens; vectors; life cycle; pathogenesis; pathology; clinical manifestations; diagnosis; treatment; prevention and control
    TMMH 506 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Related Problems
    2 (2-0-4)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Sexually transmitted diseases; Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection; AIDS related opportunistic infections; epidemiology; pathogen; pathogenesis; pathology; clinical manifestations; diagnosis, treatment; prevention and control
    TMMH 507 General Health Problems and Common Diseases in the Tropics
    2 (2-0-4)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Health problems and common diseases in the tropics; etiologies, risk factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, control, prevention
    TMTP 512 General Pediatric Apprenticeship
    4 (2-4-6)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Clinical practice in diagnosis; plan of treatment and management of general pediatric problems
    TMTP 514 Critical Review in Tropical Pediatrics
    2 (2-0-4)
    Prerequisite: None
     
    Assembling knowledge in tropical pediatrics from criticizing medical articles