Tropical and Infectious Diseases University of Liverpool

The MTID has emphasis on the diagnosis, management and control of the most prevalent diseases in developing countries. This is an exciting programme that will provide you with new insights into working in a very challenging but rewarding area of medicine.

Alumni from this programme have become well established clinicians, pursued international careers (eg WHO and MSF) or have become leading researchers in their field. The programme (previously called the Masters in Tropical Medicine) has particular reference to high burden diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV, malaria, respiratory infections and diarrhoea. Emphasis is also given to the development of research skills applicable to a wide range of problems in clinical and epidemiological settings and participants complete a short project overseas. The study location depends on the nature of the project and the participant’s interest. Recent locations have included Brazil, Ethiopia, Yemen, Nepal and Nigeria.

Key Facts

Research excellence
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is one of the few postgraduate centres of excellence in the world in the field of Tropical Medicine and its allied disciplines.

RAE 2008
65% of research activity deemed world leading or internationally excellent and a further 25% internationally recognised. Research in the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was assessed mainly within Infection and Immunology (A3) with some contribution to Epidemiology and Public Health (B6).

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Entry requirements

A medical degree with at least two years’ post qualification experience. Other candidates who are suitably qualified by higher study or research may be considered at the discretion of the Director of Studies. International qualifications Applications from international students are welcome. International qualifications will be evaluated in line with the National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) guidelines. English language qualifications The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s courses are linguistically very demanding and it is essential that all candidates have a very high level of both spoken and written English. For candidates whose first language is not English, most programmes require a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 OR a minimum TOEFL score of 570 (paper based), or 88iBT. IELTS 7.0 TOEFL iBT 88 TOEFL Paper 570