ELECTIVES 2005-6 ABERDEEN Medical School SLIDE 1 How can the BMA help with your elective? Information - electives guidance note Website – special electives web pages for medical students bma.org.uk/students Informal advice & support – from the medical students committee

Why electives? Work in UK or abroad Broaden your horizons Experience SLIDE 2 This is a very quick overview. Why do an elective? Work in the UK or abroad broaden your education part of your course brilliant experience Up to you where you go and what you do, up to you. Make the most of it!

Plan in Advance Earlier you start planning the more chance of attracting funding. Overseas correspondence can take time. Medical school should have contact with schools abroad. Lists of last years students Elective reports from past students.

The BMA does… Information Presentations Website Support and advice SLIDE 3 Mainly we can provide information. We do this through: 1 presentations 2 electives guidance note from BMA (available online) 3 sources of funding list (available online) 4 MSC (not formally though) Important areas to think about are: how to decide where to go what you need to think about to keep healthy and safe when you’re there and when you come back how to protect yourself where you can get funding from

The BMA does not do… Indemnity Travel agency Funding SLIDE 4 We don’t do funding - we can tell you where to get it and how to apply, (see sources of funding list on the MSC part of the BMA website) but we don’t give anyone funding for an elective. Neither do we provide medical indemnity or advise students on where to go for their electives.

Medical Indemnity Most countries do not require students to have professional indemnity cover Except for the USA and Canada Write in advance to the host medical school

Travel Arrangements Make your travel plans as early as possible. Take out insurance for whole period of elective. BMA Services : offer elective insurance. Tel number is. 0845 010 112 Make sure your passport is up to date. Whether you need a visa. A letter from medical school you are visiting. Budgeting. Discounts.

Funding your elective Explore funding at an early stage Check national and local awards available at your medical school Organisations who provide funding Lists in the Elective Guide

Funding applications and the necessary information. Where you want to go and what you want to achieve. Ensure your arrangements are confirmed. Project or reason. References Costs CV

Health DH produces a very useful leaflet : Health advice for travellers. Interhealth : specialist travel health service. Take your own medical kit. Vaccinations

Seek medical advice early Visit your doctor Immunisations Advance planning SLIDE 9 Visit your doctor at least 8 weeks prior to travel. Leave plenty of time for your immunisations to allow for necessary incubation periods of vaccinations/starting course of preventative medicine Get up to date information on immunisations required for the area you are travelling to. Make sure you seek medical advice early. Seek medical advice early

Don’t take a chance so plan in advance ! Funding Passport/Visa Insurance Money Health

THE BMA WISHES YOU A SAFE TRIP