Useful elective resources

MPS Elective Handbook - Exclusive to MPS members

The MPS Elective Handbook has been created in association with Yoracle to help you get the most out of your elective. The handbook contains information planning, travel health and other useful resources. Request your free copy of the MPS Elective Handbook.

Work the World

Work the World are the leading provider of tailored medical electives in Africa, Asia and South America. Our experienced team have developed close relationships with both private and public hospitals and clinics in each of our host countries, giving us the flexibility to provide students and professionals with safe, affordable and hassle-free placements.

Benefit from:

  • A guaranteed clinical elective designed to match your objectives.
  • Extensive pre-departure preparation.
  • Food and accommodation in the Work the World house
  • 24/7 support.

This is your chance to gain experience treating disease in developing countries and witness the challenge of global health firsthand. Get in touch and really make the most of your elective.

Find out more about how Work the World can help you plan your elective. Also, see page 35 of the Work the World Guide to Tailor-made Healthcare Electives & Placements in Africa, Asia and South America for more information on making indemnity arrangements for your elective.

Yoracle

Yoracle's website has a section dedicated to electives, which has loads of information about planning your trip, advice on what to bring with you, elective reports from medics and more. Visit the Yoracle website to find out more.

Medics Travel

This website lists thousands of hospitals, non-governmental organisations and recruitment agencies as well as having a useful translation service. Visit the Medics Travel Website.

The Medic's Guide to Work and Electives Around the World

This up-to-date book is the definitive guide for the doctor, nurse, student or other health professional planning work or an elective overseas. The booklet provides practical advice and tips for doctors, nurses, students and other healthcare professionals, proving invaluable for those travelling abroad to work in the field of medicine. 

The author of this book, Mark Wilson, trained at St Bartholomew’s, University College London and Cambridge before working at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, UCH/Middlesex and the Royal London Hospitals. He has also worked in India, Nepal and South Africa, as a researcher for NASA in California, as a GP in South Australia and as an expedition doctor in the Arctic.

This version includes a new section on Adventure Medicine and has been updated to include more countries such as Saudi Arabia and The Antilles. Find out more about the booklet.

MPS members are entitled to a discount on purchasing this booklet – see our Student offers and discounts page for more information.

 

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