The College confirmed the establishment of its multidisciplinary Faculty of Travel Medicine in December 2005. The inaugural Annual General meeting and associated educational events were held on 18th October 2006 when its first elected Faculty Board was established.   While some of those practicing Travel Medicine will be working primarily within other involved specialties such as primary care, infectious diseases, occupational health, tropical medicine and public health, the Faculty gives a ‘home’ within which experienced and well qualified practitioners can relate closely to each other and  actively support Faculty objectives.

Faculty Aims

Building on the success of the Royal College and Glasgow University Travel Medicine Foundation, Diploma and MSc courses the Faculty aims to: 

Ensure high standards of travel medicine practice through developing and administering its examinations and assessments in the tradition of the College’s high standards.

• Organise and support high quality Continuing Professional Development      
• Encourage the incorporation of travel medicine into undergraduate curricula
• Relate closely to other involved institutions and specialties     
• Represent the specialty at regional, national and other international levels
• Develop constructive relationships with the public and the media.  

Benefits of membership include

• Playing a role in the activities and governance of the Faculty
• Access to reduced price educational events run by the Faculty and College
• Receiving and being able to contribute to the College’s quarterly educational publication, Scottish Medical Journal
• Access to on-going Faculty and College programmes of continuing professional development.
• Use of appropriate post-nominal letters after formal admission to the College
• Opportunities to network with other colleagues in the specialty

CPD Scheme for the Faculty of Travel Medicine

• CPD Guidelines  - Explaining the FTM CPD process
• FTM CPD Record Template - Excel template for completion of your record
• Emporiatrics What’s in a Name - Article by our Faculty CPD Officer, Gp Capt. Andy Green with comprehensive overview to CPD

Further information on joining the Faculty of Travel Medicine.

Information on Travel Medicine Examinations

Travel Medicine Publicity Material

Faculty of Travel Medicine Leaflet
Faculty of Travel Medicine Power Point Presentation
Faculty of Travel Medicine Poster from CISTM10, Vancouver 2007

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