RCPSG Postgraduate Diploma in Travel Medicine

This course consists of seven postgraduate modules over a period of 12 months and is delivered by specialists in travel medicine using a blended model of two weeklong residential elements and online interactive learning. It offers an academic base that assists individuals to become autonomous and reflective practitioners in the delivery of travel medicine services. It is delivered at postgraduate level and carries 120 credit points at SCQF Level 11.

The content and level of this course facilitates growth and development of cognitive, leadership and practical skills. This will enhance travel medicine practitioners' practice, by enabling them to make sound judgements and apply best clinical practice or evidence-based theory to support their decision making. This will ultimately support client care, in situations prone to rapid change and subsequently, improve travellers' health.

Module topics include:

1. Epidemiology, Immunology and Travel Risk Assessment
2. Non-Vector Borne Infections
3. Vector Borne Infections
4. Environmental Factors and Travel
5. Research Methods
6. The Complex Traveller – Pre and Post Travel
7. Governance, Legal and Ethical Considerations

If you complete this course, you'll be eligible to join the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow as a Member of the Faculty of Travel Medicine (MFTM). You'll also be able to continue your studies to master's level with an MSc Advanced Practice (Travel Medicine) from Glasgow Caledonian University. Enrollment onto this course is by application, for full details visit the dedicated course page.