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The lowdown on...the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Probably the most popular course for doctors wanting to practice in the tropics, the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, or DTMH is a good way to prepare for overseas work. Our special feature tells you what you need to know.

Crossing Borders is a series of articles focussing on working and training across borders and also examining the role that doctors play outside their home countries, North to South and South to North.

The new F2 Programme for junior doctors in International Public health Rebecca Hope and Fred Martineau compile the results of the Global Health Directions survey of career plans of Alma Mata members and give you the lowdown on a new international health training programme for new doctors.

Specialist training in International Public Health: the lowdown for all health professionals International public health consultant Andrew Furber gives his experience of specialist training in public health and overseas work in Nepal.

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Out of Practice: The challenges facing refugee doctors in the UK In this issue’s Advocacy feature, Aska Leslie takes a look at another perspective of the ‘brain drain:’ the problems faced by doctors who have been forced to flee their home and their jobs to seek asylum in the UK and their struggle for professional recognition…and employment.



Crossing Borders: lobbying within the global health arena Is there a need to train doctors in international public health? Some would argue that countries like the UK have enough public health challenges without its doctors worrying about the state of the world outside. Rebecca Hope opens the debate with three perspectives from international health organisations.

Brain Drain © IlluworldNo-Brainer? The Health Professional Resource Drain Health professional migration has recently been headline news in the UK. Charlotte Chamberlain writes about the growing phenomenon and investigates how it can be managed more effectively.




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