WRTMC | |
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| Motto | Safiri Salama |
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| Type | Military |
| Established | 1941 |
| Director | COL Stephen Thomas |
| Location | , , 39°00′18″N 77°03′13″W / 39.00505°N 77.05370°W |
| Affiliations | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Naval Medical Research Center |
| Website | [1] |
The Walter Reed Tropical Medicine Course (now called 'Operational Clinical Infectious Disease' Course ) at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is one of the many Tropical Medicine Training Courses available in the US and worldwide (see Tropical medicine). It is an intensive 5-day course and a 3-day short course, created to familiarize students with tropical diseases they may encounter overseas. The course is open to Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, ESO, 18D, or other medical personnel. The course is run by the military and designed for personnel of the US Military (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force) and several other US government agencies.