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Preparing for your Medical Elective Overseas
Preparing for your Medical Elective - in a resource poor country

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Addendum

A final check list of things to take with you. Tick them off before you go.

  • Passport and Visa
  • Copies of the same
  • Spare passport photos
  • Some local currency
  • Credit card
  • Traveller's Cheques
  • Air tickets
  • Insurance documents
  • Immunisation Certificates
  • Travel details
  • Let hosts know these details
  • Check that you will be met on arrival
  • Clothes
  • Toiletries
  • Sun creams/glasses/hat
  • Travel adapter
  • Anti malarial tabs
  • Other personal medications
  • Spare glasses/contact lenses
  • Course of prophylactic ARVs
  • Surgical gloves
  • Eye protection
  • Bible
  • Books to read
  • Medical books - including BNF
  • First Aid Kit
  • Torch
  • Gifts
  • Thank you cards
  • Mobile phone and charger
  • Camera (spare SD card)
  • Spare batteries


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Fifth edition with appendices – January 2007
© 2007 Christian Medical Fellowship, London.

First Edition 1997 – Amended April 1999 & November 2000
Second Edition September 2002
Third Edition November 2003
Fourth Edition August 2004

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Christian Medical Fellowship.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My thanks are due to Mark Pickering (CMF Student Secretary), Avril Stirzaker (Chairperson, CMF National Students Committee) and Laura Risdale (PA, Overseas Department) for their comments and suggestions during the preparation of this fifth edition.

DISCLAIMER
Christian Medical Fellowship cannot be held responsible for the information contained in this booklet. Students should confirm the information with individual institutions and missions agencies, including the conditions for undertaking electives and the precautions advised to reduce health and transport risks.
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Cure the sick who are there, say to them
"The Kingdom of God has come near to you." Luke 10: 9

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