Our partner hospital in Tanzania provides extensive opportunities in niche fields like neurosurgery, oncology, and anaesthesiology, making for a totally unique medical elective. There are also many different specialisms – endocrinology, cardiology, and neurology to name a few – that are available for you to engage with. The adventure continues during your time off too; venture to Mikumi National Park for Africa’s famous safari, or trek to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Read what our students think below!
Reviews
Rachel Rowland
University of Oxford 2011
There was one paediatrics ward which was split in two - contagious (diarrhoea) and non-contagious, which was mostly malaria and pneumonia. There were often two children (and two mums) to a bed.
Read moreNaomi Oliver
University of East Anglia (UEA) 2011
Busy would be an understatement. Babies were being delivered every 5 to 10 minutes at peak
Read moreHannah Townsend
Hull York Medical School 2011
Go! .... But take a head torch and an open mind to make it even more incredible!
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University of Liverpool 2011
I came across the work of the local witch doctors, one example was Uvulectomy as a treatment for cough
Read moreAlison Burridge
Brighton & Sussex Medical School 2011
One piece of advice I would give to students considering an overseas elective is –don’t hold back!
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