Emily is an FY1 doctor in Chesterfield, after graduating from Nottingham Medical School in 2017. She spent her final weeks of medical school on elective in Rotorua, working in their Emergency Department (ED) and taking advantage of New Zealand’s rich culture and great outdoors.

Dr Mille Wood recounts her amazing medical elective experience with World Extreme Medicine in Fiji.

The University of Edinburgh APEX 5 organising team, and Adventure Medic Student Rep Rebecca Trimble, reflect on their work investigating the impact of hypoxia and altitude on a research trip to Bolivia in 2016.

Tom Bennett, our 2017 Elective Competition winner, on his elective, and trip of a lifetime, to the north of India, with the Himalayan Health Exchange.

Looking for an elective that allows you to truly escape? Prepare to be inspired by Arav Gupta’s South American ski & boat combo.

Combining research with attitude and altitude: read our follow-up Q&A on a medical student research trip to Morocco with Sam Covins.

If you’re going to arrange your own research expedition, you might as well make it somewhere incredible. Medical student Sam Covins tells us of his experience on a research trip to the Atlas Mountains.

Medical Student Elective Prizes in the fields of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine.

Sophie Saul, 2015 Elective Competition runner up, on her elective at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

We are proud to present the our Winner of the Adventure Medic Elective Competition 2015! We loved Madeleine’s colourful and reflective account of Saint Vincent life, both on and off the wards. Enjoy!