How My Nursing Elective in Ghana Inspired Me to Become a Doctor
- By Joe Jamieson
- Where Are They Now?
"I’ve now got a much better idea of where I want my career to go and what I want out of it."
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Welcome to the Work the World blog — here you'll find articles to help you make a more informed decision about your overseas healthcare placement. You'll learn about things like how a placement can boost your career, how you can spread the cost of your trip, the benefits of travelling overseas versus staying at home, why a Work the World placement presents such great value, and more.
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"I’ve now got a much better idea of where I want my career to go and what I want out of it."
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"I can trace so much of where I am today back to my elective experience in Tanzania."
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You'll get to know your in-country team well, and they'll start to feel like family over the course of your time with them. In this post, you'll meet some of the personalities who make the magic happen. You'll get to know your in-country team well. And they'll start to feel like family over the course of your time with them. In this post, you'll meet some of the personalities who make the magic happen. There will be other instances where things that seem like they make sense don't.
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Travel with us, and we'll take the stress out of laborious pre-placement admin. Discover how our hassle-free process works.
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Navin travelled to Nepal in 2016 where he spent 6 weeks. He is now a Registrar in Emergency Medicine at Leicester Royal Infirmary. We caught up with Navin in early 2023 to reflect on his overseas medical elective.
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