 Following his medical degree, he went on to specialize in Preventive Medicine and Tropical Medicine, pursued further studies and received postgraduate diplomas from Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon in 1968, and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 1969.He later received Master of Science in Education from University of Southern California in 1984 and an honorary Doctorate degree from Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon in 1999.Tha Hla Shwe was appointed as a medical tutor in 1966 and promoted to the Professor and Head of Department of Preventive and Social Medicine in 1988.