The CTH® certificate recognizes professionals who have demonstrated expertise in the unique Body of Knowledge associated with travel medicine care and consultation.  

ISTM will offer its 28th Certificate of Knowledge™ in Travel Medicine live in In-person: Sunday, 11 May 2025 at CISTM19 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Conference Hotel.

The deadline to apply to take the exam is 1st April 2025.

No cancellations or deferrals will be honored after April 1, 2025. If you have a health or family emergency after April 1 that impacts your ability to take the exam, you may defer your registration to the next available exam if you provide corroborating documentation of a true emergency. After April 1, requests to defer for convenience will not be considered. If you choose to defer your exam by April 1, you must take the exam when it is next offered as you will not be allowed to defer a second time. 

Requirements:

Please note that there are 3 REQUIRED components to this exam application. You must complete all 3 components in order for your application to be considered. If you fail to complete the required components you will not be allowed to enter the exam on exam day. 

1. Applicant Questionnaire 

2. Terms of Service (TOS) Acknowledgement

3. Photo Identification Upload

Please note that Non-ISTM Members must create ISTM profiles to apply to take the examination. Click here to create your profile then submit your application through the member application link.

Special Accommodations:

If you need special accommodations for the examination, please email learning@istm.org or kgray@istm.org and submit your request within 30 days of the exam date. 

Handouts Available:

1. Candidate Bulletin

2. CTH® Mark Use Policy

3. Exam packet - you will receive your exam packet once all exam applications have been reviewed and accepted, no later than 30 April 2025.

Future Exam Dates:

TBD

Additional Information:

1. You will receive at least two emails from ISTM: (1) An initial confirmation of receipt of your application and payment and (2) Once your application has been reviewed and accepted, you will receive an email with your exam packet that includes complete exam instructions. You may receive additional emails if any updates need to be communicated so please make sure to read any emails from learning@istm.org or kgray@istm.org and add us to your safe-senders list so the emails do not go to your spam folder. 

2. Scoring: Please note that you will NOT receive a score immediately after taking the exam. Pass/Fail information will be emailed after the psychometricians have reviewed all of the completed exams. Please be patient as grading may take 8 to 10 weeks. In the interim, neither this system nor the ISTM Professional Team will have pass/fail information.