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Altitude sickness starts above 2,500 m in Nepal. Learn the symptoms, the safe ascent rate and the red flags before you add a trek to your medical elective.
MUDr. Amandeep Grewal
21. September 2026
Tuberculosis is the main occupational risk on a clinical elective in a high burden country. Real WHO numbers, ward precautions and post-travel screening.
MUDr. Amandeep Grewal
18. September 2026
CaRMS 2027 R-1 match: every date, document, exam and fee an international medical graduate needs before the 26 November 2026 deadline. Check your plan now.
MUDr. Andreas Zehetner
17. September 2026
Dashain 2026 closes Nepal from 19 to 22 October, Tihar in November. See which days your hospital shuts, how the wards change, and plan your elective around it.
MUDr. Amandeep Grewal
16. September 2026
NMC registration is how nurses trained abroad join the UK register. Check the tests, fees, English scores and 2026 joiner numbers, then plan your application.
MUDr. Andreas Zehetner
15. September 2026
Dengue in Sri Lanka is climbing into the north east monsoon peak. Check the 2026 case numbers, learn the warning signs and protect your clinical placement.
Celina Köhsl
14. September 2026
Sitting the NCLEX from outside the United States? Check the 2026 test plan, the real fees, the pass rates for internationally educated nurses and each step.
Celina Köhsl
11. September 2026
A needlestick injury on a medical elective abroad needs a plan you already know by heart: first aid, the 72 hour PEP window, who to tell, and what to do next.
MUDr. Amandeep Grewal
9. September 2026
The MRCP exam runs in three parts. Get the 2026 and 2027 exam dates, the new fees from 1 July 2026, the published pass rates and the six-attempt limit.
MUDr. Amandeep Grewal
8. September 2026
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