A medical elective in Sri Lanka will give you the opportunity to work in a number of departments like oncology, ICU, OBG, general medicine and general surgery, the low resource environment making for an excellent learning opportunity. There are also plenty of chances for adventure during your time off. Discover UNESCO World Heritage sites, go on elephant safaris through the jungles, and visit ancient temples - one of which is said to hold the Buddha's tooth! Read what our students think below.
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2014
I watched one surgery after the other, the registrars literally don't sleep at all!
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Brighton & Sussex Medical School 2012
It is no exaggeration to say that my elective placement was the highlight of my undergraduate career and of my life
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Brighton and Sussex Medical School 2012
If I said my time in Sri Lanka was interesting that would be an understatement...
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University of Alberta Medicine 2012
The clinical skills I obtained here are far better than we get at home and the approach to health in a resource limited setting were two components that I will personally take home with me as I continue my training in Canada.
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St George's, University of London 2011
The highlight of my placement was going to an outreach clinic, then having king coconuts with the registrars on the side of the road on the way back.
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University of Nottingham 2011
Many patients presented late, so I saw fairly advanced and destructive tumours
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University of Adelaide 2012
A month before we were meant to leave our independently organised elective was cancelled. We called Work the World and they arranged electives in our chosen fields around our flight dates.
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Keele University 2012
If I were to use one word to sum up my time in Sri Lanka it would be ‘amazing’. It is an experience full of fabulous memories which will stay with me forever.
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