Eliza Gumbley
- University of Plymouth 2025
- Occupational Therapy, Tanzania Dar es Salaam
"You’ll see things and have discussions that can’t be replicated or taught in a classroom"
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Occupational Therapy Electives in Tanzania Dar es Salaam Reviews
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Browse reviews from students who have chosen Work the World to organise their Occupational Therapy elective placements in Tanzania Dar es Salaam. Read honest, first-hand accounts and find out what it's really like before you book.
Melissa Critchley
- University of Sheffield 2025
- Dentistry, The Philippines - Iloilo
"I saw a patient who had developed a brain abscess from a long-standing tooth infection. This was very memorable, as cases are often not presented this late in the UK".
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Charlotte Eastick
- University of Sunderland 2024
- Occupational Therapy, Tanzania Dar es Salaam
"On placement, I learned how thermoplastic splints were made - they melted and moulded down PVC material to make splints which I thought was such an innovative idea".
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Stefan Gabora
- Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine 2022
- Dentistry, Tanzania Dar es Salaam
"A lot of the time we were working with no x-rays. This meant a lot of procedures, such as extractions for example were kind of performed blind."
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Anna Hilliar
- Oxford Brookes University 2020
- Occupational Therapy, Tanzania Dar es Salaam
"The hospital was huge & the healthcare system was very different from what I was used to in the UK."
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