Dr Rogier Steins, a general practitioner from Utrecht, recounts his journey from skateboarding to surf-medicine. He takes us through how to become qualified as a surf-medic and shares his experiences of working as a doctor at one of the most remote surf clinics in the world.

Drs Aleksis Martindale and Jonathan Sinclair-Williams describe their experience working as medics for an ultra-marathon in remote Knoydart, on the West Coast of Scotland.

Dr Constance Osborne and Dr Rebecca Webb share their experiences of working as race medics at the Montane Summer Spine ultramarathon. At 268 miles across the Pennine Way, the Summer Spine requires runners to be in peak physical fitness and medics to draw on all of their skills and resourcefulness to keep them safe and in the race. Here Constance and Rebecca share some of their race highlights and insights gleaned practicing medicine in this low resource setting.

Dr Hugh Roberts / Anaesthetics Trainee / North East Dr Hugh Roberts is an anaesthetic trainee currently working in the North East. He has worked as an expedition medic for the last 5 years. This started whilst taking time out of training to work as an emergency medicine and expedition medicine clinical fellow in Bristol. Now that he is back […]

Dr Rosie Baker shares her experience of being selected as an Analogue Astronaut for the UK’s first exploratory space analogue research mission. The project, based on a remote Scottish island, aimed to improve the delivery of healthcare for future long-duration space missions, and in challenging environments at home on Earth.

Claire Hall/ FY2 Doctor/ North West London Lucy Longbottom/ Final Year Medical Student/ Plymouth University Founded in 2021, Endeavour Medical is a new provider of wilderness and expedition medical training. Their large team of faculty boasts decades of experience in multiple extreme environments including mountain, jungle, polar, and desert with countless teaching and academic accolades to their name. Endeavour Medical […]

Marc Robinson reviews his experience working as a UK-Med Nurse and Medical Team Leader in East Ukraine during the current conflict.

Dr Holly Andrews reflects on the important role that medical volunteers continue to have on the island of Lesvos, providing support and advocating for refugees who continue to face unrest, confusion and uncertainty.

Dr Laura Clapham shares her experiences and reflects on the challenges of working in Moria Refugee Camp. People continue to make a treacherous journey across the Mediterranean Sea and Laura highlights considerations for those interested in volunteering along with the agencies who are active today.

David is a Special Rescue Paramedic currently operating overseas in a variety of extreme or austere environments. In 2016 David spent several months with special operations medical teams in Greece during the Syrian refugee crisis. He provided various aid roles from emergency medical care to small-boat and shore rescue. In this piece, David recounts his experiences working as a Special Rescue Technician at the height of the refugee crisis.