Tropical Nursing Diploma

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Dec 6, 2010

I would be very surprised. Canada barely qualitifes as temperate, so there's not a lot of demand for tropical medicine or nursing. Now hypothermia, frost bite, chilblains... that we get!

zepher · Dec 6, 2010

I was just wondering because MSF requires RNs to take a tropical nursing course.

Golfenaround · Dec 7, 2010

None that I know of. Let us know if you find something.

zepher · Dec 7, 2010

lol the only one i could find is in london, england.

UKRN30 · Jan 30, 2011

London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine is the only one i know of really.

pokerface · Feb 1, 2011

zepher, unless we can manage to have the course online, our next alternative is to work in First Nations or Northern nursing stations).

ayyw · Jun 2, 2011

"Desirable:

Knowledge of other languages, particularly French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic

Course in Tropical Nursing or 1-2 years relevant work experience (including First Nations or Northern nursing stations)

1-2 years Post Graduate experience in one or more of the following: Public Health, Nutrition, Infectious Diseases, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Emergency, Operating Theatre and HIV/AIDS

Previous overseas work experience in a similar role with another non-governmental organisation (NGO) "

Note that its desirable, not required. If you're looking for an alternative, I'd say look into internships with Projects Abroad. The have a wide variety of fields that are relavant and it'd cover the whole over seas work experience with an NGO.

pokerface · Jun 2, 2011

"Desirable:

Knowledge of other languages, particularly French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic
Course in Tropical Nursing or 1-2 years relevant work experience (including First Nations or Northern nursing stations)
1-2 years Post Graduate experience in one or more of the following: Public Health, Nutrition, Infectious Diseases, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Emergency, Operating Theatre and HIV/AIDS
Previous overseas work experience in a similar role with another non-governmental organisation (NGO) "
Note that its desirable, not required. If you're looking for an alternative, I'd say look into internships with Projects Abroad. The have a wide variety of fields that are relavant and it'd cover the whole over seas work experience with an NGO.

It definitely will help but first nations experience deal with a lot with issues and health concerns similar to that of projects abroad( third world if you may). they do have lack of access to the health services to start with.