This Scholarship is awarded to one doctor from a country in Central or South America where travel medicine is an emerging specialty. Preference will be given to practitioners with knowledge in travel medicine and the capacity to expand the practice in their country.
This scholarship is administered in partnership with the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Medicina del Viajero (SLAMVI). The IAMAT scholar must take the online travel medicine course offered by SLAMVI and attends a 5-day advanced travel medicine course offered by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Following the course, the recipient participates in clinical observations for 5 days with travel clinics at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC), and completes a travel health project. The LSHTM course is delivered through a series of lectures, academic discussions, role-play and problem-solving workshops, themed days, and group work. A Certificate of Attendance will be issued to the successful scholar.
Eligibility
IAMAT will pay for the 2024 scholar for the course tuition, clinical observations and cost of the accommodations which will be booked on the scholar’s behalf and will include breakfast for 14 days.
This year’s course at the LSHTM, London will be held from November 4 to November 8, 2024. The selected Scholar will also have the opportunity for 5 days of observer ship at the London School of Tropical Diseases and the NaTHNac (National Travel Health Institute) from November 11 to November 15, 2024. The course and clinical observations will take place from November 4 to November 8, 2024 (inclusive). As a pre-requisite, applicants must have completed the SLAMVI online travel medicine course “Programma de Formación en Medicina del Viajero".
The scholarship application cycle is now closed for 2024. If you have any questions, please email info@iamat.org.
Stella and George Bryant loved to travel and were passionate advocates for the well-being of animals.
Stella was born in England in 1938 and came to Canada when she was eighteen. With only a high school education and after taking time to marry and have three children, she returned to work and enjoyed a successful career, working her way up to becoming general manager of a prominent advertising agency in Toronto, Ontario.
George was born in Kingston, Ontario in 1923, joining the Kingston Whig-Standard as a young reporter. He then moved to Toronto to write for the Toronto Star and remained there until his retirement. As a writer who travelled the world, he was quick to grasp the importance of IAMAT’s work.
Stella and George were both well-read and conversations with them were a delight – full of humour and poetry. They were loyal supporters of IAMAT ever since George met IAMAT founder Vincenzo Marcolongo and learned about the organization. In his role as travel editor for the Toronto Star, George wrote many articles to promote awareness of travel health and Stella was a member of IAMAT’s Board of Directors for many years. IAMAT is proud to sponsor a scholarship in their name.
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Last reviewed and updated: August 2024
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