Apply for the Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine (GHHM) diploma.

Course overview

Organised by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), it is a part-time, online, blended learning course.

We will provide you with up-to-date teaching and guidance in:

• Clinical Infectious Diseases
• Global Health
• Public Health and Humanitarian Medicine

through contributions from clinicians and colleagues from academic institutions and international organisations across the globe.

The course will prepare you to take the Diploma in Global Health, offered by the Royal College of Physicians in collaboration with MSF. On completion of GHHM, you will also be eligible to sit the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Entry requirements

You can apply to the GHHM course if you are a medical doctor who:

• holds a primary medical qualification (MBBS, MB ChB or its equivalent)
• from a recognised medical school in any country
• and a minimum of two years of post-internship work experience.

While we welcome applications from qualified medical doctors from all countries, we prioritise applications from those who intend to work, or are already working in, low-resource settings.

Fees: We run the GHHM course with a small administrative team on a highly subsidised basis. All course fees cover a percentage of the course costs with the balance covered by MSF. We will supply an invoice and can provide letters to support funding applications.

GHHM course fees are informed by the World Bank income classification. The following amount should be paid as a one-time fee, either to MSF South Asia or to MSF UK, depending on your country of residence:

• £2,760 for students whose country of residence is in the European Economic Area or a High Income Country (HIC)
• £750 for students whose country of residence is in an Upper Middle Income Country (UMIC)
• £650 for students whose country of residence is in a Lower Middle Income Country (LMIC)
• £550 for students whose country of residence is in a Low Income Country (LIC)

If you cannot afford to pay for your GHHM place, please check our site for information on bursaries. 

Start date: 2 September 2025

Course duration: September 2025 – May 2026 (9 months)

Application deadline: 21 April 2025

Find out more and apply by April 21, 2025.