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medstudent
Joined 2022
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Medical Elective in Peru

2 years ago

Hi,
I'm a 4th year medical student from the UK. I'm hoping to spend 1/1.5 month working in Peru next year (or another Latin American country).
I'm looking for small, rural hospitals in which I can gain experience working in more resource-poor settings.

Preferably such a hospital/health centre would be in a nice location with countryside/coastline to explore. I really like outdoors activities (scuba diving, hiking...) so somewhere where I could do something like that would be great!
As a medical student, I am competent in taking histories, examining patients and clinical skills. I'm especially interested in psychiatry/mental health care but I'm happy to be in a general clinical setting for this elective.

I would happily work with charity-led medical projects or public sector hospitals.
There are many private companies which offer medical elective "experiences" often for a pretty big fee. I am trying to avoid companies like this and go directly to hospitals or health centres instead.

I'll be travelling as a female on my own and I also won't be driving and will use public transport to go around.

Any tips would be really appreciated!

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