In this article, Jeremy Windsor questions how transplant patients’ physiology is affected by high altitude, and the steps that can be taken to mitigate against the risks in these patients.

Following the publication of his book – ‘Signs of Life: To the Ends of the Earth with a Doctor’ – about his six-year global cycle-tour, Dr Stephen Fabes shares with us the difficulties he faced in returning home and how he overcame this to step back into the medical world

Hannah Schneiders recounts her experiences of her expedition with Exile Medics – a week of desert survival skills and expedition medicine in the Namibian desert – and reflects on what she has since applied in expedition medicine and in medical education. 

The seventh continent leaves many spellbound with its captivating beauty and unique wildlife. Expedition doctor Jodie Sage shares the challenges and rewards of medicine as the ship doctor from her experience operating at both Poles.

Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Doctor Megan Ross tells us what goes on at the DDRC Healthcare hyperbaric medical facility in Plymouth and the unique opportunities they offer for junior doctors.

Junior doctors Ella Bennett and Jack Leach have demystified and condensed all you need to know to make the move to live and work as a doctor in Australia. What are you waiting for?

Dr Emily O’Neill recounts her experiences of mountain medicine as expedition medic on Mount Kilimanjaro

Tales from travels in Uganda. Adam shares his experiences around his Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Diploma (DTM&H) in East Africa.

Dr. Marcus Hollyer Final year medical student Marcus had the privilege of experiencing the highs and lows on his medical elective in Zambia in 2019. Here he recounts his experience of working in a resource-poor setting; from obstetric emergencies; to daily life in Lusaka; to weekend tips to Victoria Falls and safari in Botswana. Lusaka Hospital, Zambia Starting my medical school elective […]

Dr Emily Strong gives us her tips on how to encourage a younger generation to have fun and stay safe, in her approach to adventure parenting.