OBJECTIVES

1. Students should develop skills for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious and tropical diseases, including bacterial diseases, mycosis, parasitic infections, viral infections, sexual transmitted diseases/AIDS and accidents caused by poisoning animals.

2. Students should integrate the knowledge in epidemiology, clinical , parasitology, microbiology and pathology issues to manage the infectious and tropical diseases mentioned above.

COURSE LOGISTIC

Participants. 24 maximun. Targeted to third- and fourth-year medical students. All teaching is in English. Formal teaching is from 8.00 am – 2.30 pm daily Monday Friday for four weeks.

Tuition. Tuition for 2010 is $1000 and includes transport within Peru for the two-day field trip to the Amazon (La Merced, Chanchamayo). It does not include the cost of housing in Lima or La Merced.

Travel. Participants are responsible for their own international flight arrangements.

Accommodation. Home stay with a Peruvian family can be arranged. A list of options will be provided.

FAQ . Frequently asked questions

TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULE

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
08.00 am -10.00 pm	Lectures
10.15 am – 12.15 pm	Tropical Medicine Out-Patient Clinic Or Tropical Medicine Ward Rounds
13.30 am – 14.30 pm	Laboratory or Case Conference/Slide sessions

HOW TO APPLY

Registration form must be accompanied by a non-refundable registration fee of $250. Registration fee and final tuition payment once made are completely non-refundable. Total tuition for 2010 is $1000. Remaining course tuition of $750 is due 60 days prior to the course. Acceptance of the course will be entirely on a first-come basis. No tuition deposit is needed for waiting list places once the course fills. Registration will start at July 1^st, 2009.

CONTACT US

Further information regarding logistics and registration can be obtained through the following:

E-mail: Dr. Coralith Garcia 03345@upch.edu.pe
Phone: 51-1-4823910
Fax: 51-1-4823404

REGISTRATION FORM

Please type or print clearly

Please attached: (download)

1) a copy of your Curriculum Vitae,

2) a photograph (without glasses/hat)

3) a scan copy of the first page of the passport.

25/05/2009