Blogs
An ethical elective focused on improving paediatric cancer care
Date: 29 August 2024
In this blog, medical student Maria Izmirlieva describes her ethical elective working with the Paediatric Cancer Partnership in Kampala.
Bi-directional learning on elective in India
Date: 22 August 2024
Medical student Ella Clyne describes the challenges and rewards of her ethical elective in India focusing on women’s health and palliative care.
Pride, resilience and teamwork: the experience of a critical care nurse in Kampala
Date: 21 August 2024
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) critical care nurse Elizabeth Walsh reflects on the renewed passion and enthusiasm for her job that a week working alongside Ugandan nurses has given her.
“One of the best weeks of my life”: reflections of a Cambridge midwife in Kampala
Date: 15 August 2024
Catherine Barlow is Lead Midwife for Maternal Medicine at The Rosie, Cambridge University Hospitals Trust. Here she reflects on a week in Kampala teaching critical care skills for obstetric patients.
Understanding the barriers to accessing cancer care
Date: 13 August 2024
In this blog, medical student Tadeusz Ciecierski-Holmes describes his ethical elective at the Uganda Cancer Institute, supporting the team to make the most efficient use of time and resources.
Making small, positive impacts: an ethical elective in India
Date: 9 August 2024
Libby Bryant describes her ethical elective in Uttarakhand, northern India, providing education about women’s health and taking steps towards setting up a professional bereavement service for palliative care staff.