Your medical elective should be an experience of a lifetime! The book, Anatomy of an Awesome Medical Elective, provides valuable information to assist students with planning and getting the most out of the experience. As part of your training, you have a four to eight-week window to travel anywhere in the world and get some […]
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DocTours helps you prepare for your international medical placement. So, what’s new? Here are some helpful suggestions to check out before you go! Our good friends in Namibia are seeking a GP to work in their remote clinic for the next 3-6 months. It would be a great sabbatical and an opportunity to explore this […]
We are pleased to launch the DocTours Referral Program. For every person you refer, we will pay you a referral fee of A$50 when they sign up with DocTours. You can choose to receive this fee in cash or we can donate it to your favourite charity on your behalf or you can apply it […]
A volunteer from Doc Tours recently visited Sigatoka Hospital to practice Occupational Therapy for the local Fijians. This was Robyn Scheer’s second visit as a volunteer in Sigatoka and she reported back on her experience. Day 1 Monday: Sigatoka Hospital, Fiji The week began with an 8 am meeting of all doctors at Sigatoka hospital […]
As a medical student or a medical professional, you may be wondering about whether you are making a positive impact on the community that you visit? Many of our students and volunteers are quite humble and do not notice the extent of their personal contribution or understand the huge benefit of what they do. Some […]
Launching our newest destination for medical placements – medical electives in Vietnam … DocTours is now offering medical placements at the Viet Duc University Hospital (‘VDUH’) in Hanoi. The VDUH is one of the largest hospitals in Vietnam and undertakes a wide range of surgical procedures include neurosurgery, orthopedics, thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, gastroenterology, plastic, […]
Orphanages in Cambodia have received some poor PR in recent years. However, through our contacts in the medical industry, we often connect with schools and causes where allied health professionals are genuinely needed. They have asked for the support of medical professionals and healthcare students – do you know someone who can help? It is […]
Meet Jaime, from NSW. She has been volunteering as a nurse and midwife in Moshi, the capital of the Kilimanjaro region in north-eastern Tanzania. She shared a picture of her holding a little guy that she just delivered. The mum spoke no English and Jaime spoke very little Swahili at the time. However, the mother […]
We are two medical students from Sydney who travelled to Nepal for a four-week medical elective placement. We landed in Kathmandu after a long overnight flight very tired, so coming out of the airport to find our hosts, Bijuli and Sunita, waiting with a Nepali flag and traditional welcome was wonderful. Their homestay was welcoming […]
DocTours medical volunteers providing healthcare in Cambodia and are doing terrific work to help the young people build happier and healthier lives. Don (a paramedic) said: “Wow what an amazing experience being part of the medical volunteer program. I taught the children about hygiene and treated one of the volunteers at the school. Thanks for arranging […]
Long distance swimmer and ocean advocate Ben Lecomte is looking for a volunteer medic to join a crew of 10 on a 3-month swimming/sailing expedition from Hawaii to California. After spending 165 days at sea and swimming over 1500 nautical miles off the coast of Japan in 2018 for The Swim, Ben and crew were […]
1. Safari in the Serengeti National Park: Get an amazing view of wildlife in their natural habitat all year-round including lions, cheetahs, elephants and leopards. Follow the trail of the great migration and see over a million wildebeest plus zebra and gazelles walking in a column over 40km long in search of water. 2 Trek Mt Kilimanjaro: The most […]
Volunteer doctors are desperately needed for a remote clinic in Timor Leste. There are local nurses and midwives to support the people of Maucatar however there is no doctor. GP’s who can manage a short term visit would be greatly appreciated to help treat patients and teach local staff. This Medical Clinic opened in October […]
Money may not buy happiness but volunteering does! A recent economics study by Macquarie University confirms that volunteering makes people happy and provides a boost to their feelings of well-being when they put their hand up to help in their communities. As well as the feel-good factor, respondents had better self-assessed health and were less […]
Here are some of our top tips for staying safe while travelling overseas: Arriving in a foreign country: We recommend that you organise an airport arrival transfer in advance. You may arrive in a foreign city late at night and you may be tired and jet-lagged. Therefore, it is much safer (particularly if you have not […]
Why I wanted to do medicine … I was incredibly lucky to find this medical elective placement in Fiji; we were given opportunities to really get involved (within the realms of our capability) and I learnt a lot. Highlights included outreach clinics to villages far from the hospital and from other tourists, where we were […]
Medical Volunteering in Cambodia: What a great way to start the New Year by helping others and practicing back to basics medicine with the re-introduction of our medical clinic program in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This is a small health centre treating up to 40 patients (mainly children) a day and seeing everything from general and tropical medicine […]
Volunteering in Fiji: After a few months of negotiation we are now offering volunteering in FIJI as our newest destination. This has many great advantages including inexpensive airfares (book early), short flights, a tropical island experience and of course a full range of specialist, GP, nursing and student placements. Fiji certainly has its challenges medically so here lies an opportunity […]
DocTours Newsletter April 2014 Hi Everyone, This month we received lots of great feedback from our volunteers in Fiji, This month we received lots of great feedback from our volunteers in Fiji, Cambodia and Sri Lanka and we share some of their experiences below. Our tour to Bhutan departs in just 3 weeks and another date has been scheduled for […]
Hey Everyone! As we approach mid-winter, our thoughts lead to travelling somewhere warm. We offer many destinations where the weather is balmy (Fiji or Tonga anyone?). This month, we share the experiences of one of our young doctors who recently volunteered in Nepal. Happy reading, kind regards and please follow us on Facebook, Karin and Derek. […]
Hello Everyone! Welcome to our May newsletter. We share the inspiring story of Syl Freedman and how she transitioned from being an endo sufferer to being a full time EndoActivist, raising awareness, supporting other women as well as studying at uni. Happy reading and have fun! Karin and Derek. One in ten women […]
Hello Everyone! Welcome to our March newsletter. We have an article sent in by Sally Haw on what it is like to work in a developing country – we are delighted to share her perspectives with you. Happy reading and have fun! Karin and Derek. Working in a Developing Country – What is it Like? […]
Hello Everyone! We follow a young doctor’s footsteps while volunteering in the dermatology department of a Nepalese hospital. We then share glimpses of Sri Lanka – a country that is calling out for help with physiotherapy. Happy reading, keep warm and have fun! Karin and Derek. Olane – a young doctor’s volunteer experience […]
Hello Everyone! Our hottest new destination is Tonga and volunteers from all stages of their career are very welcome there. GP’s are needed for the local medical clinic while medical specialists and students are invited to spend some time at the main hospital in the capital city of Nuku’alofa. Is it time to enjoy ‘island […]