Travel Medicine at Duke Student Health

Catalog description

Health education, immunizations, and medications pertinent to the traveler compose a distinct area of medical knowledge that has not otherwise been addressed in the curriculum. The medical student taking this course will review the major infectious illnesses of concern for each travel area. They will be responsible for the medical knowledge base and patient education needs about the mode of transmission and typical presentation of these illnesses, available behavioral intervention prevention methods, available vaccine prevention, options of chemical prophylaxis, and treatment if prevention is not successful. Students that took this course as a 2 week selective cannot take this course as a two-week, fourth year elective. Permission is required. Enrollment max: 1. Credit: 2. Contact: the Coordinator of Medical Student Programs at 919-681-3066 for permission. Please Note: 8:00am will be the start time unless otherwise instructed by Dr. Trost and you will need to meet at the Student Health Center, 305 Towerview Drive. Melanie Trost, MD