High levels of sugar consumption in the average Filipino’s diet have played their part in an increase in hypertension and cardiac arrest cases - even in young people. On a medical elective in The Philippines, you will no doubt engage with cases of the latter, and undertake a two-week programme in anaesthesiology should you want to. In your time off you’ll have chances to get ‘cooked alive’ in a Kawa hot bath or go whale-watching off Cebu's coast. Read what our students think below!
University of Manchester 2015
Wherever you go you'll always find a smile and a "Good Morning!" sang to you.
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University of Melbourne 2015
I became very comfortable with things like suturing and putting in tubes, in all sorts of places. If you’re more surgically inclined, the surgeons are very encouraging of participation.
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AIMST University 2014
You get to learn a lot of skills that will definitely help you in your future career
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University of Leeds 2014
For me it seems impossible not to fall in love with the Philippines. It’s fair to say I had the trip of a lifetime
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King Abdulaziz University 2014
You can look forward to an amazing experience that won’t easily be forgotten
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St. George's University of London 2014
I have learnt many new skills, which have vastly improved my confidence for my upcoming years as a foundation doctor
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University of Sheffield 2014
I did my observation in the Outpatients Department (OPD)...It was packed to the brim with patients waiting to see the doctors...In the sweltering heat of June...
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National University of Singapore 2014
There is so much we can do with with own two hands and our own mind, amidst all the sophisticated technology and machines that surround medical practice
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Kuwait University 2014
I definitely recommend other medical students to participate in a Work the World placement. It was an outstanding experience
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University of Western Australia 2014
Seeing the overwhelming complexity and volume of cases doctors manage on a daily basis was really inspiring.
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