Doctorate of Philosophy

About the PhD Program

This program is designed for the individual whose career is oriented to the diagnostic or research laboratory, or to field studies in tropical disease.

Graduates of the PhD degree program will be able to:

• Plan and carry out field research projects on various aspects of tropical diseases in the community.
• Plan, implement, and monitor programs for the control of tropical diseases in endemic areas.
• Analyze the results of their own research, as well as the research of others as reported in the literature.
• Direct an infectious disease diagnostic laboratory in a hospital, clinic or local, regional or national governmental health agency.
• Train laboratory personnel in the detection and identification of parasites in clinical specimens, the diagnosis of other tropical infectious diseases and the methodology employed.
• Train field workers in the techniques used for research projects and control programs.