Scholarships for
Latin American Scholars
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This scholarship is awarded to a doctor from Central or South America. Preference is given to practitioners from countries where travel medicine is an emerging specialty and who have the capacity to expand the practice in their country.
IAMAT-Stella & George Bryant Scholarship
Location: London, UK
Course: 5 days
Clinical observations: 5 days
Partners: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Medicina del Viajero, LSHTM, Hospital for Tropical Diseases and NaTHNaC
Are you eligible for this scholarship?
This travel medicine scholarship is awarded to a doctor living and working in Central or South America. You are eligible for a scholarship if you:
- Are licensed to practice in your country of residence
- Completed the SLAMVI online travel medicine course Formación en Medicina del Viajero
- Have knowledge in travel medicine and currently care for inbound and / or outbound travellers in your practice
- Have proven ability to expand the practice of travel medicine in your workplace and region / country
- Letter from your workplace administration/management demonstrating:
- Support for the candidate’s leave of absence to go to London, UK
- Endorsement that the scholar can teach aspects of travel medicine to colleagues and/or students upon return from the UK
- Have excellent proficiency in written and spoken English
- Are 40 years old or younger
The scholarship opportunity
Upon completion of the prerequisite online travel medicine course, Formación en medicina del viajero, offered by Sociedad Latinoamericana de Medicina del Viajero (SLAMVI), the scholar attends a five-day advanced travel medicine short course offered by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The training also includes completing a travel health project and clinical observations for five days at travel health clinics associated with the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC). The LSHTM course is delivered through a series of lectures, academic discussions, role-play and problem-solving workshops, themed days, and group work. A Certificate of Attendance will be issued to the successful scholar.
We pay for the LSHTM course tuition, clinical observations and cost of the accommodations in London, UK.
The scholarship process
The candidate applies directly to SLAMVI to receive the application form which includes submitting a 500-word essay explaining your interest in travel medicine and how you plan to expand travel medicine in your country. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and the successful scholar will complete an evaluation following the training.
This scholarship is administered in partnership with the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Medicina del Viajero.
