GHHM FAQs

Places are not allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.   

A scoring system is used to grade each application. Higher scores will be given to applicants with experience of working in resource-constrained or complex humanitarian settings. A panel of academicians, clinicians, and humanitarian aid professionals then review each application and make the final decision on which candidates are to be offered a place on the GHHM course.

The course is designed only for medical doctors.

The course is open to all medical doctors, irrespective of their workplace.  

The GHHM course is highly demanding and there is a strict attendance requirement.

If you're undertaking any other academic courses or have other pressing professional commitments, we encourage you to defer your application for GHHM.  

The course is organised through the MSF UK office in London and MSF South Asia office in Colombo. GHHM is a fully online course.

No, GHHM’s basic microscopy and parasitology training is delivered fully online.  

MSF-UK collects your personal data on this form for the sole purpose of administering the Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine Course.

The data is processed under Article 6(1)(b) (performance of a contract) of the General Data Protection Regulation.

It is shared only with the academic institutions providing the course.

If unsuccessful in your application, we will securely retain your data for one calendar year.

If successful in your application we will securely retain your data for five years following your completion of the course, and after this will retain only basic contact information in order to maintain records of the course.

You have a right to object to the processing of your data, and to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office should you feel our processing of your personal data is not compliant with the law.

For full details of MSF UK’s Privacy Policy, and how to contact us, please see our Privacy Notice.

There is no application fee for GHHM. In previous years GHHM offered access to in-person lab training where students would be expected to pay for their own travel and accommodation. This is no longer offered – only online, virtual parasitology training is offered.

The GHHM course fee does not include the cost of a post course exam such as the Diploma in Global Health or the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

No, there is no payback period associated with GHHM and you do not need to work with MSF once you have completed the course. However, if you are an MSF-funded student, please discuss this with your operational centre (OC).

Once you have received an offer of a place on the GHHM course we can discuss payment options with you.

There are options to make one full payment or pay your course fees in instalments. If you decide to pay your course fees in instalments payments, you will be given payment deadlines for each instalment. GHHM has a structured instalment plan, details of which can be obtained on request.  

GHHM is a 9-month course that starts in September and ends in May. 

Yes, on successful completion of the course GHHM will provide an electronic certificate of completion.

Like all part-time courses, enrolment to the GHHM course requires consistent effort and time, along with your other professional and personal commitments.

You should proactively schedule six to eight hours per week across the length of the course to complete GHHM course requirements. This will include:   

• Preparation for and participating in weekly lectures.  
• Contributing to online moderated classes as part of a group of students.  
• Completing weekly activities (group learning) and quizzes.
• Self-directed learning.  

For each online activity, there will be a deadline for completion; you will have to discuss with your group and complete that activity before the deadline.

Your contribution to the group activity is marked as attendance.  

We recommend the Diploma in Global Health, offered by The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) as an excellent and highly relevant qualification to attempt on completion of GHHM. The exam has been developed collaboratively by MSF and RCP and is based on the GHHM curriculum. GHHM also prepares students for the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

After completing GHHM you will be invited to join the GHHM Alumni Network. Here you can stay connected to your classmates and make new connections with other former GHHM students and lecturers.

By joining the Alumni Network, you have an opportunity to join a diverse and dynamic professional network of medical doctors from a wide variety of medical specialities and clinical experience across the world.

Apart from networking, the Alumni Network offers access to mentoring opportunities, news, events and learning resources.

Membership of the GHHM Alumni Network is free of charge.