Enjoy a once-in a-lifetime medical option abroad with us and gain a professional-enhancing clinical experience in an overseas hospital. What’s the reason to go abroad?
Six and a half million children under the age of 15 passed away from illness in the year 2017 (World Health Organisation).
99percent of the deaths occurred in low- and middle income countries. The majority of these deaths could have been prevented with interventions you would typically consider to be simple or ‘cost-effective’.
These facts form part of a larger picture. You can only grasp if you see it for yourself.
According to students who’ve already journeyed with us the following seven benefits are common advantages:
Develop your clinical expertise and enhance your skill set
Develop confidence and become more resilient
Enhance your employability
Be sure to do some good travel
Build your personal and professional network
Improve your communication and language abilities
Renew your perspective on the NHS
1. Enhance your knowledge of the clinical field and skills
The kind of medicine you’re studying may not be universal.
The cases you’re used to. Treatments and medical conditions around the world are influenced by factors you may not have thought of. Think of the story of a farming community in rural areas located in Northern Sri Lanka as an illustration.
There are a surprising amount of people who are dying due to mysterious kidney conditions.
The renal unit at this hospital that is our partnership in region is overflowing. The number of patients is higher than there are dialysis machines and queues run out of the department down the staircase, and out of the building. Transplants aren’t a possibility, thanks to extremely inadequate resources.
Pesticides have been leaking into the soil. And from the soil into the drinking water source. The government offers filtration systems for the equivalent of PS200 – more than a farmer can earn over the course of a year.
The local farming community with a dilemma. Or, you can stop using pesticides and reduce the value of your crops i.e. money to feed your family. You can also continue using dialysis and risk a short life on dialysis.
This is one story from hundreds, but your odds of experiencing medical problems like these in UK are slim.
Our partner hospital across the destinations we operate in, you’ll see things like:
Tropical diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, Chagas
Lack of pain management (women having babies without relief from pain)
Traditional, herbal , and home remedies trusted more than modern medicines
Highly advanced cases (lack of primary healthcare options for the majority of patients)
Massive lack of staff and equipment in hospitals with inadequate funding
Then the religious, social, cultural and economic settings in which these are a part of. The experience of tropical diseases indicates that your ability to recognize unfamiliar conditions will improve. Experience dealing with the absence of resources (tests and diagnostic equipment, etc.) means your clinical judgement will improve.
2. Develop Confidence and Resourcefulness
Independence, confidence and determination. These qualities should be displayed if you are looking to be successful as a medic.
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3. You can make yourself more employable
Gaining documented experience overseas is essential for your professional growth.
One study showed that ‘… graduates who study abroad as part of their degrees are twice as likely to find employment three years after graduation, compared to their non-mobile peers.’ A few studies suggest as high as eighty percent of medical students are now traveling abroad for elective assignments. As more and more students go abroad the best way to stand out is to concentrate on a high-quality practical experience.
4. Do some proper travelling
Medical electives abroad are an opportunity that is not often available to explore.
This is a chance to experience a part of the world that you’ve never visited and would not normally think about. The destinations we recommend aren’t the typical holiday destinations – they offer the chance for a truly authentic travel experience.
5. Develop your professional and personal network
Australia, America, Hong Kong The Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore.
It is a great opportunity to connect with other medical students around the world. Also, you’ll meet students from other healthcare disciplines. Nurses, midwives, radiographers, physiotherapists, pharmacists…
At the hospital where you’ll be placed If you’re attentive, you can meet some of the best specialists, department heads, and hospital directors. You’ll get to meet lots of individuals and make lots of friends.
But if you’re clever about it, you may also build an international professional network contacts.
Many of your classmates will become very successful in their respective fields. It’s not a bad idea to have such people in your circle of contacts. The old adage ‘it’s not the things you know, it’s the people you’ve met’ isn’t quite the right way to go. But the ‘who you know aspect is 100% correct.
6. Improve your communication and language abilities
The UK is increasingly multi-ethnic, multicultural and multilingual.
Treating patients of diverse cultures and speaking various languages is a major aspect of your job. If you’re on one of our programs you’ll gain a lot of experience in this area. The majority of patients who visit the hospitals we partner with are from rural regions. They will speak little English If they even speak English even.
Your hospital’s administrators and staff members will speak English, so they will be able to translate for you. But if you want to build relationships with patients, you’ll need to find ways to communicate with them directly.
7. Refresh your view of THE NHS
We often find fault with the NHS, but the majority of times, it’s because of a lack perspective. The idea of what it could be in the NHS as your source of comparison will open your eyes.
Once you’re back home after a long trip, you’ll gain a new perspective and a much greater appreciation of the UK’s healthcare system.