Preparing for your Medical Elective - in a resource poor country
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How much will it cost?
Much depends on your destination and the time of year that you have to travel. Surf the net or visit your local Travel Agent. By far the major cost will be the airfare.
As an approximation, the total cost of your elective is unlikely to be more than twice the cost of the air-fare. Don't expect any financial assistance from within the country you are visiting.
Your hosts should be able to tell you about local costs. Some organisations/hospitals include accommodation and/or cost of food within the charges they quote. Check carefully what is on offer. Food and accommodation within the host country is usually much cheaper than in the UK.
Don't forget to include the costs of visa, airport taxes, travel insurance, immunisations and malaria prophylaxis, in your budget.
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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
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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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