Amazon Hope Mission, Peru, 2014 – Karen Simpson
After spending the last four years studying Dentistry, I have spent two weeks travelling down the Amazon River providing Dental treatment as part of my dental elective... Read more.
Kapsowar Hospital, 2014 – Elias Diamanthis, medical elective
This is a rural 100 bed hospital with medical, surgical, OB/GYN, paediatrics and outpatient experience. Most of the doctors are long term American missionaries.... Read more.
LAMB Hospital, Bangladesh 2014 – Rebecca Rhodes
The 7 weeks of my medical elective were spent in a Christian hospital called ‘LAMB Hospital’ in Parbatipur, North-West Bangladesh. It is a 150 bed hospital... Read more.
Emms Hospital, 2013 – Sarah Wright, medical elective
I worked in Paediatrics for 8 weeks and was involved in ward rounds and paying with the children. There was little hands on contact due to hospital rules, but despite... Read more.
Peradeniya Hospital, Sri Lanka, 2013 – Sara Timms
My elective was split in to four two week blocks. For the first two weeks I did obstetrics and gynaecology. It was quite hands-on, with lots of examining. I learnt... Read more.
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, 2013 – Irene Edem-Dartey
At the hospital I participated in ward rounds and clinics and was expected to follow the final year students around. I did two weeks of medicine, one week of obstetrics... Read more.
Hospital Distrital Dr Jose Gomes da Silva and Unidade Mista da Saude, Brazil, 2012 – Phoebe Owen
I got a wonderful full medical experience during my elective. I did seven weeks of work and had two weeks holiday. My seven weeks were split between Ibiara and Itaporanga,... Read more.
L’Hopital de Meskine, Cameroon, 2012 – Vicki Ibbett
L’hopital de Meskine is a rural mission hospital in a northern, French-speaking and Muslim area of Cameroon. There are only a few permanent doctors and there’s... Read more.
H̫pital de la SIM, Galmi, Republique de Niger, 2010 РJoanna Lovell
I spent seven weeks in a SIM (Serving In Mission) Christian Hospital in Galmi, Niger. My time was spread between adult medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology... Read more.
