Travel Medicine

A visit to the Brown Health Medical Group Travel Clinic provides up-to-date medical advice, needed vaccines, and any necessary prescriptions before your travel plans take off.

The opportunity to travel internationally, participate in cultures around the world, and meet new people can be exhilarating and exciting. But, with all great adventures, a little preparedness can go a long way. Taking the recommended precautions against infections and illness is the first step for safe travel. Many parts of the world still face epidemics and outbreaks of malaria, yellow fever, and food borne hepatitis (Hepatitis A) to name a few. 

We care for infants, children and adults. Our experienced clinical staff are faculty at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and board-certified infectious disease specialists. Our physicians are on staff at The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital. We provide comprehensive up-to-date travel advice including pre-travel health assessments, malaria prevention, prevention and treatment of traveler’s diarrhea, as well as all necessary vaccines and prescriptions.

Our Travel Clinic is an authorized Yellow Fever vaccination center by the Rhode Island Department of Health and provides an International Certificate of Vaccination.

Available Vaccines

Vaccines available at the Brown Health Medical Group Travel Clinic include:

• Cholera
• Chikungunya vaccine (Ixchiq and Vimkunya)
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B (Heplisav-B)
• Influenza
• Japanese Encephalitis
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)
• Meningococcal
• Mpox [formerly monkeypox] vaccine (Jynneos)
• Pneumococcal
• Polio
• Rabies
• SARS CoV-2 (Covid vaccine)
• Shingles
• Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)
• Tick-borne encephalitis
• Typhoid
• Varicella
• Yellow Fever

Getting Ready for Your Visit

In order for us to provide the best care for you, it is very important that you bring the following items to your visit:

• Copy of your insurance card
• Current list of medications
• Travel itinerary
• Vaccination/immunization records