STRUCTURED HEALTHCARE ELECTIVES Overseas
Choose the destination and the departments you’re interested in and we'll build a healthcare placement tailored to you. You’ll live in private catered accommodation, and get total support both before you travel and while you’re overseas. On a healthcare placement abroad, you can travel whenever you want for as long as you like.
FLEXIBLE BOOKING
Once you’ve secured your space, you can make changes to your travel dates up to 90 days before departure with no administration fees. Need a last-minute placement? We have developed a fast-track that lets us plan and build you a world-class trip, faster than ever.
ELECTIVES
Supervised healthcare placements in diverse overseas hospital settings. You’ll see unfamiliar cases, inventive practices and techniques, and unique cultural attitudes towards delivering care. You choose where you want to go and which departments you want to get experience in. Our placements are suitable for students and professionals.
Destinations
Trek through lush rainforests, paraglide over snowy mountain peaks, soak up the sun on white-sand beaches, or explore ancient Buddhist temples—whatever’s on your bucket list, you’ll find your dream destination here.
"The biggest difference was the lack of provisions. Even though the hospital is partly funded, all patients still had to buy all medications and provisions for the doctors to treat them".
John Jenkins, University of Southampton 2023 – Medical
"I found the staff to be helpful if you introduced yourself, the more you gave the more you got back."
Hannah Bentley, King's College London 2023 – Nursing
"I quickly found my feet and made friends in the house - don’t worry if you’re going alone, everyone is in the same boat and are so friendly and welcoming you won’t be bored for a second."
Ella Harris, University of Manchester 2023 – Nursing
"It was such an eye-opening experience, from being in the psychiatric wards and seeing their way of working with a variety of mental health conditions".
Briony Anderson, Abertay University 2023 – Nursing
AVAILABLE ELECTIVES ABROAD
We cater to a wide range of healthcare electives and placements for both students and professionals. If you're looking for something that isn’t listed above, please get in touch using the enquiry form.
Who we are
The Elective Experts
Founded in 2005 – thousands of healthcare students travel with us every year.
GLOBAL Hospital Partnerships
Hospital partnerships with institutions all over the world, from university teaching hospitals to rural clinics.
4.7 out of 5
Independently rated 4.7 out of 5 on Google by students and graduates.
