General guides and advice for your internship abroad. Learn everything about clinical electives and hospital placements – from applications and motivation letters to funding, mobility programmes, and visas. Whether you're just starting to plan your placement abroad or already deep in preparation, these articles offer practical tips for a smooth stay at a hospital abroad.
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General guides and advice for your internship abroad. Learn everything about clinical electives and hospital placements – from applications and motivation letters to funding, mobility programmes, and visas. Whether you're just starting to plan your placement abroad or already deep in preparation, these articles offer practical tips for a smooth stay at a hospital abroad.
Antibiotic resistance is worst in the WHO regions where most electives happen. What the 2023 WHO data shows, what you see on the ward, and how to stay safe.
MUDr. Andreas Zehetner
23. September 2026
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
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
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
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
Malaria prophylaxis on a medical elective: check which of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bali and Zanzibar needs antimalarial tablets and book your travel clinic slot.
Celina Köhsl
7. September 2026
Travellers diarrhoea hits up to 70% of travellers in two weeks. Learn how to prevent it, treat it fast and avoid losing ward days on your elective abroad.
MUDr. Amandeep Grewal
19. August 2026
Write a residency personal statement that wins interviews as an IMG: AAMC 2027 rules, the one-page standard, ERAS deadlines, elective material. Start now.
Nils-Andre Stritt
10. August 2026
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