Blogs
From Malawi to the UK: learnings from an elective in a different healthcare system
Date: 8 October 2024
Meet Adham Tarek Beshir, a final year medical student from Malawi who completed a six-week elective at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Strengthening microbiology practices and laboratory processes in Kenya
Date: 18 September 2024
Clinical Scientist Wanaemi Allison spent a month in Kenya as part of the Kakamega-Cambridge Health Partnership sharing his skills and experience to help to improve antimicrobial stewardship practices.
A period of incredible personal and professional growth: reflections on an ethical elective in Malawi
Date: 11 September 2024
Aly Shaaban is a medical student who undertook his ethical elective in Malawi, working as part of the Malawi Hearing Project. Here he describes the hands-on learning and research experience he gained.
Audit of C-section antibiotic use a step towards driving down resistance
Date: 4 September 2024
Medical student Emma Guenther helped audit antibiotic use in C-section patients in Kampala, which could improve prescribing practices that will help drive down antimicrobial resistance.
Developing an HIV medicine education programme between Harare and Cambridge
Date: 31 August 2024
Medical student Anna Cook travelled to Zimbabwe for her ethical elective where she surveyed general medicine registrars to better understand their knowledge and expertise in the management of HIV.
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.