Military Tropical Medicine
2021 Military Tropical Medicine Course
There will be two options for 2021 course:
Hybrid-2 weeks of virtual asynchronous lectures with two quizzes to be completed prior to 19 July + in person course at USUHS (19-30 July)
Virtual Asynchronous with recorded lectures on USUHS’ website SAKAI. This will be a self-paced course that will start in mid-June and must be completed by March 31, 2022. Applications for the virtual course are on a rolling basis, but no applications are expected to be accepted after 31 December 2021 as it would be expected that a minimum of three months would be needed to complete the course.
International field missions are still suspended due to COVID travel restrictions. Time of reinstatement is TBD.
Eligibility 2021
MTM-Didactics. Physicians and other licensed providers (NP, PA) from the Army, Navy and Air Force, IDC, nurses, veterinarians, and microbiologists and Foreign Military may apply. Priority is given to those in operational billets and for whom the course is an integral part of established training.
MTM-Field. Due to COVID travel restrictions, it is unclear whether field missions will occur in August 2021. If interested, MTM didactic graduates from the Army, Navy, and Air Force who are applying for MTM-Didactics in the same fiscal year or who have successfully completed MTM-Didactics within the previous three years may apply. Applicants must state in their application the months in the same fiscal year during which their command supports a 2 week assignment. Mission assignment will occur through direct coordination with the course director and, if applicable, service point-of-contact (USA, USAF).
Course Data
Length: In-Person Didactics (If-occurs): 4 weeks, July 5-30, 2021
Virtual Didactics: Self-paced. Course opens July 5, 2021 - March 31, 2022
Field: 2 weeks (immediately following Didactics)
Graduates of Didactics may perform field mission within three years of completion of course.
Class per year: 1
Seats available: Didactics: 90-100 (if live). Virtual-no specific limit
Field (2019): Peru, Honduras, Ghana, Brazil, Thailand, India, Tanzania and Liberia Infectious Disease Fellows Of All Services
1. Complete Nomination Form
For USA – email application to HM1 Young and cc LTC Boivin
For USN – Active Duty - email application to HM1 Young
Navy Reserve - RESERVE NOMINATIONS
For USAF – email application to HM1 Young and cc Lt Col Martin
2. Complete Endorsement Letter - Navy Only
Prior to final selection command endorsement letters also are required. These may be sent PDF e-mail to Director, MTM (michael.j.kavanaugh.mil@mail.mil). Please follow fax correspondence with e-mail.
FY21 Schedule
Class # |
Course # |
Start Date |
End date |
Nomination Due Date |
MTM-Didactic |
21-10 |
05-Jul-21 |
31-Mar-22 |
Rolling 31-Dec-21 |
MTM-FIELD |
21-20 |
On Hold |
On Hold |
On Hold |
FY22 Schedule
Class # |
Course # |
Start Date |
End date |
Nomination Due Date |
MTM-Didactic |
22-10 |
05-Jul-22 |
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| MTM-Virtual |
22-10 |
05-Jul-22 |
31-Mar-23 |
Rolling 31-Dec-21 |
MTM-FIELD |
22-10 |
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Training Site
MTM-Didactic: USUHS, Bethesda, MD CME (Cat 1): Varies, typically >100 hours
MTM-Field (2019): Peru, Honduras, Ghana, Brazil, Thailand, India, Tanzania and Liberia
Director, Military Tropical Medicine
Naval Medical Leader & Professional Development Command
Contact Laboratory Director
LCDR David M. Wolfe, MSC, USN
Laboratory Director, Military Tropical Medicine
Office: (301) 295-0373
Contact Program Manager
HM1 Karla Young, USN
(301) 319-8054
Contact Assistant Program Manager
HM2(FMF/SW/IDW/AW) Abubakari Mukaillah, USN
(301) 295-8047
Contact the US Army Representative
Michael Boivin
LTC, MC, USA
Program Manager, Training Integration and Support Army Public Health Center
Contact the US Air Force Representative
Bryant "Thunda" Martin, MD, MPH, MS, FAAFP
Lt Col, USAF, MC, CFS
Chief, Primary Aerospace Medicine Education
USAFSAM/FEEE
Office: 937-938-3489
DSN: 798-3489
Military Tropical Medicine Just-in-Time:
For commands interested in local Military Tropical Medicine training at their home facility, two and three day MTM-Just-in-Time courses are available. For interested commands, cross-org funding for instructors is required. Courses provide 11-18 CME/CNE hours. Please contact MTM program director if interested in hosting course.
Military Tropical Medicine Just-in-Time (Virtual)
JKO/VCLASS AFR-VC-TM-JIT-FY20-001
We have recently launched a 12 lecture (10 hour) course on Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) which meets the AFRICOM pre-deployment requirement for Tropical Medicine Training or serves as an educational course for trainees or staff.
--REGISTRATION (2 step process 1. Obtaining a VCLASS ID, 2. Course registration):
-1. Obtaining ID
--Log in to JKO with CAC, and then click "VCLASS"
--Click "Enter Classroom"
--This will register you with VCLASS. In the upper right corner will be your name. Click on it, and you will see a seven digit number. This is your VCLASS ID. (DO NOT CONTACT JKO STAFF TO ENROLL, PLEASE EMAIL MILITARY TROPICAL MEDICINE STAFF TO ALLOW ENTRY TO SITE)
-2. Course Registration
--Please email your seven digit VCLASS identification to Michael.j.kavanaugh.mil@mail.mil and we will register you for AFR-VC-TM-JIT-FY20-001 “Military Tropical Medicine Just-in-Time (Virtual)". We will respond via email and you will be able to access the course.
-3. Accessing course
--Next to your name in the right upper corner, click on "Sites" and then click on “AFR-VC-TM-JIT-FY20-001" which will direct to the course.
Tri-service Infectious Disease Symposium:
2021 KSA Symposium will occur on February 17, 2021 from 1000-1730 EST via Zoom. (Email to request link). CME information to follow and event will be recorded onto https://info.health.mil/coi/idwg/SitePages/Home.aspx.
Global Medicine
The 2021 Air Force Global Medicine course has been cancelled. The intention is to resume the 2 week live course in February 2022. Applications will be open in the fall of 2021 at: https://aetc.geniussis.com/Registration.aspx
Joint Medical Executive Skills Program (Navy Medicine Officers)
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