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What is “A Practicum in Tropical Medicine”?

What is “A Practicum in Tropical Medicine”?. Given at NMRCD-Peru for 8 students between 1 st and 2 nd years for four weeks On-site, hands-on approach to trop disease training in: recognition of clinical syndromes and the broadened differential dx in the tropics evidence based mgt of dz

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What is “A Practicum in Tropical Medicine”?

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  1. What is “A Practicum in Tropical Medicine”? • Given at NMRCD-Peru for 8 students between 1st and 2nd years for four weeks • On-site, hands-on approach to trop disease training in: • recognition of clinical syndromes and the broadened differential dx in the tropics • evidence based mgt of dz • principles of laboratoryresearch in tropical diseases • understand interface betweenclinical care and investigation. • principles of vector control and tropical dz. • work with DoD physicians on medical humanitarian service missions

  2. Selection Criteria • Academically qualified prior service officers eligible (ROTC, Academy, Prior Active Duty) • OSA approved, GPA/Performance based • Email invite from CDR Calloway • Application, curriculum vitae • Statement describing interest in Preventive Medicine/Infectious Disease • Critical discriminating factor for selection • Spanish language skills preferred

  3. 2007 Timeline • 21 Jul, Lima—Arrive Peru • 22-26 Jul, Lima—Orientation, NMRCD-Lima orientation, tour Peruvian Naval medical facilities • 27-29 Jul, Cuzco—Tour Cuzco, local ruins, and Machu Picchu • 30 Jul-05 Aug, Iquitos—Observe dengue fever and malaria research, tour local hospitals • 06-10 Aug, Amazon River Basin—Medical mission • 11-14 Aug, Lima—Tour neurological institute, tropical medicine institute, local hospitals, and serpentarium (antivenom production) • 15 Aug, Paracas—Depart for Paracas, earthquake, egress tsunami zone • 16 Aug, Pisco—US ambassador orders group to Pisco to provide humanitarian aid and disaster relief • 17 Aug, End of Mission—DEA plane flies group to Lima, depart Lima for US

  4. Conclusion • Invaluable experience • Increased interest in Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease/Preventive Medicine • Experienced patients “in vivo” • Learned about public health challenges • Interacted with local HCWs • Experienced the reality of available health facilities in the developing world • Recognized difficulties of evaluating/treating deployed troops who become ill • Gained logistics experience in setting up clinics, research sites, etc • Personal experience with vaccines, antimalarials, antidiarrheals, third world bureaucracies • POC is CDR Calloway at mcalloway@usuhs.mil

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