The Medic's Guide to Work and Electives Around the World

by Mark Wilson (Author), Mark Wilson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $13.86

  This text is aimed at any medical student planning a medical elective or junior doctors wanting to travel or work abroad. Covering 80 destinations (including the UK), the guide offers an insight into what it is like to study and practise medicine in different countries. The author gives useful information on which hospitals to visit, their areas of specialism and practical information such as when to go, accommodation, who to contact, and related web sites. As well as the country-by-country information, the book contains general chapters covering information on planning an elective, career advice related to taking time out from medicine, occupational travel health, HIV and blood-borne diseases, and funding an elective.

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.25

  This up-to-date book is the definitive guide for the doctor, nurse, student or other health professional planning work or an elective overseas. It gives information on what it is like to work in thousands of hospitals in over 100 countries. It provides information from what they are best known for to what the social life is like. There's information on how to go about planning your trip, advice on occupational health requirements and details on over a hundred non-governmental organisations and missionary charities. There are also lists of bursaries and grants available and addresses of embassies in the UK, US and Australia. This new edition also has much more information for nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. Details of specialist organisations are included where possible and a few new countries have been added. Section 3 contains a new Adventure Medicine chapter providing information on expedition, mountain, aviation, and space and diving medicine.