A few nice surprises greeted me upon my arrival in the Philippines in the middle of January. The weather was nice and cool while the people were found to be friendly and accommodating. I began my placement in the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), the ...

NMA Elective Scholarship I completed my 2 month elective placement in Cambodia in two different healthcare settings. My first placement was based at the Helen Bonner Health Centre, part of a growing NGO called New Hope Cambodia, located on the outskirts ...

Ophthalmology Medical Elective, Uganda, James Sterrey Attn; Nepean Medical Association. With assistance of the Nepean Medical Association I was able to travel to Kampala, Uganda, to complete a medical elective within the Department of Ophthalmology at ...

The hospital I worked at was situated at one of the most impoverished areas in the country, the North Western Province of Zambia. It is a 200-bed secondary referral facility that serves a population of over 100,000. There are 7 inpatient wards, 2 theatres ...