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James Cook University - Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine
The Centre is an integral part of the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences at James Cook University. It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the area of public health.
JCU has an illustrious record in public health education and research. The Anton Breinl Centre within the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine boasts one of the largest Masters and Doctoral public health training programs in Australia, and is one of a select group of academic institutions funded by the Commonwealth Government to assist in training public health professionals. The School has limited HECS-funded places for Australian and New Zealand students within the Master of Public Health, and Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine programs.
The training programs not only cover the core public health competencies, but also offer a particular focus on the challenges facing health professionals working in tropical, rural and remote environments. Special attention is given to the needs of high-risk community groups, including refugee and migrant populations, and Indigenous Australians. Specific elements within the programs are tailored to particular workforce needs. These include: refugee health, disaster health management, travel medicine, tropical marine and diving medicine, infection control and communicable disease control.
The Anton Breinl Centre also offers a number of unique awards:
Australia's only Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Postgraduate
Certificate in Travel Medicine and Postgraduate Certificate in Disaster and
Refugee Health. These programs have achieved particular recognition for excellence
from the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine and the World Safety Organization.
Quality teaching and research
Anton Breinl Centre staff have extensive international and Australian research
and teaching experience and have been recognised with prestigious awards including
the Fred Katz Memorial Medal for international teaching excellence, the Vice-Chancellor's
award for excellence in teaching, a CSIRO research medal, a Fulbright Award,
and the Surgeon General’s Medal. It is fitting that the Anton Breinl
Centre, with its historical link to the original Australian Institute of Tropical
Medicine established in 1910, should continue to achieve international recognition
for high-quality applied and operational research.
Flexibility for professionals
JCU's Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is one of only two such
awards offered globally. This flagship course is exceptionally popular with
both Australian and international students. International students form an
increasingly strong part of the student body. Flexible delivery options, including
distance education, intensive blocks and limited attendance blocks, enable
effective engagement for mid-career health professionals, who form the nucleus
of the student body. Attendance blocks in Townsville and Cairns offer students
rich opportunities for networking with peers and faculty. These experiences
are enriched by the tropical northern Queensland environment with its natural
attractions, particularly the Great Barrier Reef and heritage listed rainforests.
For further information:
Senior Student Officer
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
James Cook University
Townsville Qld 4811
Phone: +61 7 4781 6107
Fax: +61 7 4781 5254
Email: phtm@jcu.edu.au
James
Cook University - Anton Breinl Centre for Public health and Tropical Medicine