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!
Dundee University 2018
"Once you’re past the door, the hospital environment is immediately different."
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University of Manchester 2018
"The hospital was underfunded and overcrowded, and the doctors regularly worked 36-hour shifts."
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Dundee University 2018
"The Philippines is, without a doubt, my favourite country..."
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University of New England 2015
an unbelievably life-changing cultural experience
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National University of Singapore 2015
Lessons learned over the past two weeks will remain close to my heart for a long time.
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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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