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Course-aligned coverage of clinical tropical medicine, public health and tropical NCDs — built by UK clinicians and the only comprehensive adaptive DTM&H question bank.
Four papers · single sitting online via the Brightspace platform · approximately one full exam day with scheduled breaks
Best-of-five SBAs and short-answer items covering clinical reasoning, parasitology, public health and laboratory interpretation
2026 exam: Wednesday 27 May 2026 (online). Application closes Tuesday 10 March 2026. From 2024 onwards the DTM&H is administered by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, having transferred from the Royal College of Physicians of London.
The DTM&H has no single official line-by-line syllabus; approved course providers (LSHTM, Liverpool, Glasgow, Sheffield, MSF GHHM) cover overlapping content assessed in approximate proportions.
Source: official Worshipful Society of Apothecaries blueprint
Six clinical domains that consistently dominate the DTM&H clinical paper, distilled from approved course curricula and candidate feedback.
Malaria — uncomplicated vs severe criteria, P. falciparum vs P. vivax/ovale relapse biology, artesunate dosing, antimalarial chemoprophylaxis choice by region
HIV / TB co-infection — IRIS recognition and management, multidrug-resistant TB, antiretroviral selection in resource-limited settings
Helminths and soil-transmitted infections — schistosomiasis (acute vs chronic), filariasis, strongyloidiasis hyperinfection, treatment regimens
Viral haemorrhagic fevers — clinical recognition, infection control, supportive care, public-health notification
Vaccine-preventable disease epidemiology — measles, polio, yellow fever, cholera, meningitis belt seasonality
Humanitarian crisis medicine — refugee health priorities, outbreak investigation, malnutrition management, SPHERE standards
Candidate-reported observations from previous DTM&H sittings. Verify all clinical detail against current LSHTM / Glasgow / WHO course materials.
Candidate-reported observations — not official guidance.
A pragmatic plan that runs alongside your approved DTM&H course (which itself usually spans several months).
A live item from the iatroX bank. Try it before launching a full session.
A village in The Gambia has night-time transmission of falciparum malaria despite good daytime mosquito avoidance. Larval sites are sunlit pools near houses. What is the vector or intermediate host most relevant to this infection?
Why iatroX is built differently for DTM&H.
Every iatroX item is tagged to a blueprint topic, so your performance dashboard mirrors the structure of the exam itself.
The engine surfaces your weakest topics first, in real time, instead of marching you through a static syllabus.
Incorrect items return at increasing intervals to interrupt the forgetting curve and lock knowledge into long-term memory.
Timed full-length simulations that mirror the official exam structure under realistic conditions.
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From 2024 onwards the DTM&H is administered by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in London, having transferred from the Royal College of Physicians. The exam itself remains independent of the teaching institution.
Eligible courses include LSHTM, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Glasgow, University of Sheffield, the Médecins Sans Frontières Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine course, and ASTMH-approved US courses meeting CTropMed requirements.
The 2026 DTM&H exam is on Wednesday 27 May 2026 online via Brightspace. Applications must be submitted with payment by Tuesday 10 March 2026. The exam runs as four online papers across the day with scheduled breaks.
The 2026 examination fee is £570 payable to the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. This is separate from the teaching course fee, which varies by provider (Sheffield 2026–27: £1,900 for UK applicants).
Yes. A single iatroX subscription (£29/month or £99/year for UK users; $29/$99 elsewhere) includes the DTM&H bank alongside every other premium iatroX exam bank.
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