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 things like 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.
Navin travelled to Nepal in 2016 where he spent 6 weeks. He is now a Registrar in Emergency Medicine at Leicester Royal Infirmary. We caught up with Navin in early 2023 to reflect on his overseas medical elective.
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We spoke to qualified Midwife Nada Majid about her elective in Ghana, and how it prepared her for the culturally diverse wards of Leeds.
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"The new perspectives I got while I was in Ghana are what helped shape my current practise more than anything else."
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"My trip to Sri Lanka contributed massively to helping me get to where I am today. The experience broadened my horizons and helped me get a different perspective."
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"I learnt so many skills and had experiences I wouldn’t have had if I had stayed in the UK"
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