Professional Diploma Via Equivalency
INMED endeavors to recognize excellent international medicine, nursing, and public health service-learning experiences provided by other institutions towards qualification for and INMED Professional Diploma or Master’s Degree in International Health (MIH).
Requirements
In application for equivalency, the student must provide documentation that the experience will:
- Provide healthcare to a low-resource community
- Be continuously supervised by a mentor whose qualifications are described below
- Be at least four weeks in continuous duration (at least 2 weeks is acceptable for practicing professionals and final-year resident physicians)
Supervisor Qualifications
Potential supervisors of INMED Service-Learning students must:
- Complete the Supervisor Agreement to Oversee INMED Learners Form
- Submit to INMED a professional resume or curriculum vitae for consideration
- Be fully licensed to practice their profession in their nation
- Possess as least five years of professional experience
- Guarantee continuous supervision of the INMED learner
- Promptly submit an evaluation of the INMED learner at completion of the experience
- Higher consideration will be given to potential INMED Supervisors with research, publication and academic teaching experience
Cost
View the cost details for the Professional Diploma Program that is most appropriate for your credentials:
Application Fee
$100 – Application Fee for Professional Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health or
$100 – Application fee for Professional Diploma in International Nursing & Public Health or
$100 – Application Fee for Professional Diploma in International Public Health
Professional Certificate Course Tuition
$1360 for the Professional Certificate Course in International Medicine & Public Health or
$1360 for the Professional Certificate Course in International Nursing & Public Health or
$1360 for the Professional Certificate Course in International Public Health
(Note: Tuition for Master’s degree credit is $2720)
Service-Learning Approval Fee
$600 for International Medicine & Public Health Service-Learning approval or
$600 for International Nursing & Public Health Service-Learning approval or
$600 for International Public Health Service-Learning approval
Process
1) Submit international training site location & description (or reference to a website that fully describes the facility) and service-learning dates for approval by INMED.
- Provide supervisor contact information
- Dates must be 4 weeks minimum (2 weeks is acceptable for practicing professionals)
2) Complete the Professional Certificate Course corresponding to the diploma for which you are applying:
- Professional Certificate Course in International Medicine & Public Health or
- Professional Certificate Course in International Nursing & Public Health or
- Professional Certificate Course in International Public Health
3) Submit the Diploma Application online:
- Application for the Professional Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health or
- Application for the Professional Diploma in International Nursing & Public Health or
- Application for the Professional Diploma in International Public Health
4) Pay Service-Learning Approval Fee
- Send INMED your International Flight Itinerary, and we can provide travel insurance for up to 60 days, liability insurance (for medical personnel) for up to 30 days, and registration with the U.S. State Department.
5) Upon return, submit the following documentation to INMED (we will provide the templates for these documents):
- INMED Essay
- Supervisor Evaluation
- INMED Evaluation
- Presentation Outline
6) Once these documents are evaluated to satisfaction, you will receive the diploma by mail and will be eligible to use the credentials corresponding to your diploma:
- DIMPH (Professional Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health) or
- DINPH (Professional Diploma in International Nursing & Public Health) or
- DIPH (Professional Diploma in International Public Health)
Questions? Please contact Elizabeth Burgos at [email protected]