Chlöe Irvine
- University of Central Lancashire 2024
- Medical, Tanzania Dar es Salaam
"Each weekend we would travel in small groups and go on some amazing excursions such as swimming with wild dolphins and relaxing on white sand beaches".
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Browse reviews from students who have chosen Work the World to organise their Medical elective placements abroad. Read honest, first-hand accounts of life on placement and find out what to expect.
Ronak Hemmady
- University of Sheffield 2024
- Medical, The Philippines - Iloilo
"In paediatrics, I observed so many cases of congenital heart disease, birth defects, baby cannulations, and a PDA cannulation. It was fascinating."
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Megan Capuzzimati
- University College Cork 2024
- Medical, Ghana Takoradi
"I spent two weeks in A&E. It was so eye-opening in terms of approaches to healthcare in a low-resource setting".
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Lara Humadi
- James Cook University 2024
- Medical, The Philippines - Iloilo
"Finally, I believe the main benefit of undertaking my placement overseas was the privilege of seeing procedures I have never seen in Australia, like open-heart surgery and brain surgery".
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Hannah Atkinson
- University of Birmingham 2024
- Dentistry, Sri Lanka Kandy
"I was able to see some oral cancers at the OMF clinic which was useful as I had been taught what they might look like but I had never seen any cases in real life."
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