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6 Jun 2019
For my elective block undertook General Surgery and Orthopaedics in the Pacific nation of Samoa. I had never travelled to any of the pacific islands before and...
6 Jun 2019
I travelled to South Africa for my placement in orthopaedics at the New Somerset Hospital in Greenpoint, Cape Town. It was an interesting experience.
6 Jun 2019
I conducted my neurology elective at the Lanka Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka in January 2019. The elective lasted 4 weeks and was divided into 3 separate...
6 Jun 2019
Thailand was a natural choice for me to undertake my elective because of my close involvement with the Thai-Australian community.
6 Jun 2019
My elective was in Kasangati, a small town around 40 minutes outside of the capital Kampala.
6 Jun 2019
My elective over January 2019 consisted of two placements, 3 weeks at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LCHC) and 1 week at Ormskirk Medical Practice.
6 Jun 2019
As the bus pulled into Wexford Station one cold, drizzly Sunday afternoon, on Ireland’s historical south-eastern coast, I couldn’t help but think “I left an...
6 Jun 2019
For my elective, I had the lovely opportunity to join the interventional cardiology team at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. This was through the...
6 Jun 2019
For my elective, I spent 4 weeks at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) where I spent 2 weeks in Emergency Medicine and 2 weeks in Intensive Care Unit (...
6 Jun 2019
I went to King’s College Hospital in London for my elective placement in the Gastroenterology department.
5 Jun 2019
I was welcomed as part of the Surg B team at Box Hill hospital during my elective. The team consisted of three interns, two registrars, one fellow and numerous...
5 Jun 2019
White, sandy beaches, palm trees, coconuts and turtles. These were the constants of my elective block placements.