This is an annual essay competition in travel medicine sponsored by the Tropical Medical Society of Ireland (TSMI). Dr Colbert, a fellow of the faculty of travel medicine, is one of the most respected academics in the travel medicine community in Europe, having made significant contributions to education and practise in the field over a long and distinguished career. His record of humanitarian assistance to people living in the most impoverished regions of the world have been outstanding. His reputation as an innovative and gifted teacher is richly deserved. Dr Colbert co-founded the TSMI and the society flourished under his leadership as President during multiple terms. Dr Colbert remains active as an invited speaker and publisher of work in travel and tropical medicine.
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