Overview

Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology / Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology is located in Honolulu, HI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Tropical medicine
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Tropical medicine

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

16

Applied

4

Accepted

4

Enrolled

Applying

100

Application Fee - Domestic

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No
Spring deadline	September 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 92
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 5

Student Body

21

Total Graduate Students

28%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.29%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	14%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	28.57%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	14.29%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

28

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 1

Male (17)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Immunological studies of dengue, malaria, Kawasaki's disease, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid disease
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,357,000

Location & Contact

Address 2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI  96822
United States

Contact Dr. Jerris R. Hedges
Dean
Phone: 808-692-0881

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