There is no doubting that a placement in a developing country hospital can contribute enormously to both your degree and chosen career. Working with professionals in another country gives you the opportunity to experience how healthcare is delivered in an under-resourced environment, understand more about developing country diseases – some of which you may have only read about in text books – and use and gain new skills treating advanced pathologies.
As you will know from the rotations you have completed in different departments and hospitals, no two wards or supervisors are the same. This is even more defined in a developing country where resources are dramatically decreased. To give students the opportunity to broaden their experience overseas, Work the World recommend splitting your placement and working in different wards or hospitals within one or several of our destinations.
We get lots of questions about the benefits, cost and necessity of split placements, so this blog is designed to answer those questions. and help you make a decision as to whether a split placement is an option for you. (more…)
After a few drinks and music we presented Christina with a beautiful cake and some champagne. Before she was allowed to open it, she had to open her present…… a Kanga dress that the Work the World team had wrapped for her and wanted her to wear. She was happy to do this and we continued with celebrations until the boat came back to the shore.
