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 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.
Funding your clinical placement shouldn’t be a source of stress, but for many, it is. The sheer amount of options available to you - from organising fundraising events to applying for bursaries and grants - is enough to make the head of any student or professional start spinning.
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Maria impressively fundraised enough money to cover her entire elective in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We caught up with her to discuss exactly how she managed to achieve this alongside her studies.
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"People who understand the mechanisms of their injuries often undergo much more successful rehabilitation, which I see in my work today."
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The first in our brand new series, we catch up with past Work the World travellers to see where they are now, and what part their overseas elective played. First up is Hugh, a GP Registrar in Orange, NSW, Australia.
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