For them, and for other professionals interested in current issues in travel health, international health and development, this program has been designed. The Certificate Program in International and Travel Health is structured as a 2-semester program offered both at Touro's Manhattan Main Campus and at the Division of Health Sciences in Bay Shore, Long Island.
Classes meet twice a week in the evenings or on Sundays.
To receive a Certificate students are required to complete a 20-credit curriculum within a time frame of up to three years, which includes two International Rotations of 10 days each. In addition, for students wishing to receive an Advanced Certificate in International and Travel Health, the Touro School of Public Health offers an optional six-week Summer Internship in International Health. The purpose of these international rotations and internship is to give students a solid, first-hand experience of the issues previously discussed in the classroom. Physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, public health professionals, health educators, are among the health professionals that may find this program relevant to their practices. The program is also opened to health professionals from other countries that wish to advance their careers by obtaining a postgraduate certificate in the United States.