2015 Diploma Course Syllabus and Reference Material

All links are to small PDF files except as noted after file name.

Class of 2015 (faces of your classmates, 1.2 MB)

Gorgas Course Philosophy

Academic Schedule

• 2015 February Lecture Schedule (v1 posted 20-Jan-2015)
• 2015 March Lecture Schedule (v1 posted 20-Jan-2015)
• 2015 Clinical Rounds Schedule (v2 posted 9-Feb-2015)
• 2015 Laboratory Sessions and Small Group Tutorials Schedule (v1.1 posted 23-Jan-2015)
  • Groups and Group Schedule for 2015 Lab & Small Group Tutorials (v2 posted 9-Feb-2015)
• 2015 Lecture Web Site (link) and Instructions (v2 posted 20-Jan-2015)

Parasites

• Parasite Life Cycles (link opens a separate page)
• Classification of Human Parasites
• WHO Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria (key pages & tables) (1.1 MB)
• WHO Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria (full document) (2.62 MB)
• WHO Management of Severe Malaria, 2012 (full document) (3.3 MB)
• CDC Guidelines for Treatment of Malaria, 2013
• The Medical Letter Drugs for Parasitic Infections, 2013
• NEJM Malaria Prevention in Short Term Travelers, 2008

Tuberculosis

• WHO Treatment of Tuberculosis: Guidelines (key pages & tables)
• WHO Treatment of Tuberculosis: Guidelines (full document)
• WHO Treatment of Tuberculosis in Children, Key Points
• WHO Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis, 2011 (full document)
• WHO Guidelines for Intensified Case Finding of TB in HIV Infection, 2011 (full document)
• CDC Treatment of Tuberculosis, 2003, Key Points (PowerPoint)
• CDC Treatment of Tuberculosis, 2003
• The Medical Letter Drugs for Tuberculosis, 2012
• INH-Rifapentine for LTBI

HIV

• WHO Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection, 2013 (key pages & tables)
• WHO Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection, 2013 (full document) (2.38 MB)
• International Antiviral Society (USA Panel) ART for Adults (HIV Tx in Rich Countries), 2014

Viruses (Non-HIV)

• The Medical Letter Antiviral Drugs (for infections other than HIV), 2013

Bacteria

• The Medical Letter Drugs for Bacterial Infections, 2013

Fungi

• The Medical Letter Antifungal Drugs, 2012

Sexually Transmitted Infections

• CDC MMWR Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010 (1.2 MB)
• The Medical Letter Drugs for Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2013

Where to find Overseas Placements/Jobs

Maps

• United Nations Peru
• United Nations Latin America and the Caribbean
• United Nations Africa
• United Nations Asia and the Pacific
• United Nations Europe
• United Nations Middle East
• United Nations World Map

Other

• A single zip archive (v2 posted 20-Jan-2015, 22 MB) with all of this Syllabus and Reference Material (except for the Academic Schedules and the Other content)
• Expert Consult Online Book Library (external link opens in its own browser window or tab)
• Google Map of hotels, restaurants, stores, and points of reference in the Miraflores area of Lima