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.
Get stuck in below to find out what your once-in-a-lifetime Work the World trip has in store.
Like the idea of seeing a wild lion from a few feet away? How about getting into the water with a whale shark? Those are just for starters - check out more wildlife adventures in this post.
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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 recently to reflect on his overseas medical elective.
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In this article you’ll deep-dive, week-by-week into what your elective might be made up of and how it’s structured.
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80% of your fellow medical students are choosing to go abroad for their electives. If that's not reason enough to persuade you join them - here are seven others.
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An overseas medical elective is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you don’t want to miss. We’ve got the lowdown on why booking early and getting ahead of the rush is essential.
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