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.
It’s easy to take the way we communicate for granted because it comes so naturally to most of us. But seeing and learning different ways, - not just languages but gestures, manners, and underlying beliefs - can be rewarding and help you make a good first impression among your friends and colleagues.
Read moreKaitlin is an American student completing her Masters of Physiotherapy degree in Scotland. She will be doing her six-week elective placement in Sri Lanka followed by a tour of Southeast Asia before returning home to America to write her exams. In this blog Kaitlin tells us why she is choosing to do her elective placement overseas.
Read moreAs your elective draws nearer are you writing and re-writing lists of what to take and wondering how on earth you will squeeze everything into your back pack? If so then don't panic - just take a look at this blog from medical student Hannah who tells us which essential items she wouldn't have been without on her placement. From the obvious (passport!) to the not so obvious (headtorch) and everything in between. Hannah spent seven weeks in Tanzania on placement with Work the World.
Read moreWork the World split placements — what are the benefits? Find out what previous travellers got from their once-in-a-lifetime overseas experiences.
Read moreAlison talks about the highlights and differences between the Sri Lanka and Nepal Work the World placements.
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