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Case studies

Elective Network case studies give you a real sense of how other students have found living and working in hospitals around the world.

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Lyndsey  Forbes

Australia

Lyndsey Forbes 2004

Liverpool Hospital in Sydney a chance to work in the busiest trauma department in Australia.…

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Sally  Washbourn

Australia

Sally Washbourn 2003

An elective at Cairns Base Hospital in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. …

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Ehi Okpe

Barbados

Ehi Okpe 2008

An elective in Barbados marries sun, sand and challenging healthcare.…

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Justin  Wilkinson

Barbados

Justin Wilkinson 2003

A beautiful Barbados elective.…

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Laura Moir

Belize

Laura Moir 2007

Visiting Belize helped me appreciate a new culture…

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Beth James

Bolivia

Beth James 2009

Beth James spent her elective at Centro de Salud, Alto Cochabamba.…

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Mark  Bagnall

Canada

Mark Bagnall 2003

An elective at the leading trauma centre in Ontario…

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Clare  Crowley

Fiji

Clare Crowley 2003

Two students not only improved their clinical skills on their elective ....…

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Almas Rehman

Ghana

Almas Rehman 2002

Dr Almas Rehman spent her elective in Ghana and Syria…

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Alex van Tulleken

Guyana

Alex van Tulleken 2002

First six weeks of an elective spent at Georgetown Hospital, Guyana…

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Mary  McCauley

India

Mary McCauley 2005

Ambilikkai - a long way from Aberdeen …

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Katie  Wright

India

Katie Wright 2004

A passage to India…

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Jennifer  Kiggins

Japan

Jennifer Kiggins 2008

An insight into the Japanese of Tokyo…

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Kellie-Marie

Kenya

Kellie-Marie 2006

A student's account of Moving Mountains and the work the charity does in Nepal and Kenya…

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Jacqueline  Gilbert

Malaysia

Jacqueline Gilbert 2007

Tropical diseases and emergency medicine in Kuala Lumpur…

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Su Chen  See

Malaysia

Su Chen See 2007

A surgical elective in University Malaya Medical Centre.…

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Peter  Cranefield

Nepal

Peter Cranefield 2003

An elective in the Himalayas learning about leprosy, surgery and tropical medicine.…

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Michael  Rees

New Zealand

Michael Rees 2008

In New Zealand assessing the Medical Management of the Professional Rugby Player…

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Mitra  Rashidi

Norway

Mitra Rashidi 2004

Plastic Surgery in Oslo…

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Shaista  Khan

Pakistan

Shaista Khan 2003

An elective in Pakistan six months after the September 11 attacks on the US. …

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Mark Hohenberg

Solomon Islands

Mark Hohenberg 2008

An elective with pristine deserted white sandy beaches, uninhabited islands, and coral reefs.…

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Almas Rehman

Syria

Almas Rehman 2002

Three months in Ghana then to Damascus in Syria. …

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Daniel  Baylis

Thailand

Daniel Baylis 2003

An incredible account of an elective treating refugees…

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James Bluett

United Kingdom

James Bluett 2004

HMP Belmarsh an elective behind bars.…

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Victoria  Doyle

United Kingdom

Victoria Doyle 2006

A Silent Witness expierence: An elective in Forensic pathology.…

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Hemma Star

United Kingdom

Hemma Star 2005

A unique elective in mental health in London…

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Zarina  Shaikh

United Kingdom

Zarina Shaikh 2003

Zarina Shaikh reports on her four-week elective spent studying a special interest in more depth.…

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Richard  Jones

United States of America

Richard Jones 2001

An elective in New York when the tragedy of September 11th struck Manhattan…

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