The best Reasons to Travel Solo
- By Carol
- Travel Experiences
If you’re struggling to get your friends organised for an overseas clinical placement, why not just go by yourself?
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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 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.
Student Midwife Amelia self-funding entire placement!
- By Work the World
- Funding your trip
Student midwives fundraise the entire cost of their two-week midwifery placement in Tanzania. Discover more.
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Medical Elective Funding: Where to Begin?
- By Work the World
- Funding your trip
Funding your clinical placement shouldn’t be a source of stress, but for many, it is. The sheer amount of options available to you - from organising fundraising events to applying for bursaries and grants - is enough to make the head of any student or professional start spinning.
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Student Maria Middleton Fundraises Entire Elective
- By Work the World
- Funding your trip
Maria impressively fundraised enough money to cover her entire elective in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We caught up with her to discuss exactly how she managed to achieve this alongside her studies.
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The Benefits of Medical Electives Overseas
- By Work the World
- Why Go Overseas?
Are medical electives overseas still the optional add-on they have been for years - or are they evolving into a necessity?
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