COMMFAM 410C - Travel Medicine At Duke Student Health

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Community and Family Medicine

Description:

Health education, immunizations, and medications pertinent to the traveler compose a distinct area of medical knowledge that has not been addressed in the curriculum. The medical student taking this course will be reviewing 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 4 week elective. Enrollment max: 1. Contact: Jody Crabtree at jody.crabtree@duke.edu for permission. Dr. Melanie Trost will be the contact person for this elective. She can be reached at 919-681-9355. 8:30am will be the start time unless otherwise instructed by Dr. Trost and you will need to meet at the Student Health Center, Duke South. Melanie Trost, MD

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Clinic

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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