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"Almost" doctors for an expedition?

OtherBelinda KirkComment

Hey there everyone!

A friend and I are looking to do an expedition for our end-of-finals elective. We would be wanting to go AFTER we've finished all of our placements (i.e. AE along with everything else) and final exams, and will be juniour doctors in all but name.

We're REALLY keen to do some expedition medicine, but we're struggling to find the best way to go about signing up for things. We don't have any courses to our name (like 'mountain medicine' or anything), but we both have pre-hospital care experience.

We would be looking to do something around about this time (late April 2014) next year. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

courtners@gmail.com

Race Across USA

Join a TeamBelinda KirkComment

Race Across USA will start in California and end in Maryland, covering a total of 13 states (CA, AZ, NM, TX, LA, AR, MS, AL, GA, SC, NC, VA, MD) plus Washington DC. The total distance of the route from coast to coast is approximately 3,000 miles.

Advice on Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan?

OtherBelinda KirkComment

Hello Explorers!

We're going to Tajikistan in October with the goal of writing a guide book for Tajikistan and ultimately working in disaster management - I (Laura) just finished my MSc in Hazards and Disaster Management and realised there's no point staying in England as (luckily) we don't really have that many disasters. We were wondering if anyone wanted to share their experiences of Tajikistan with us, to give us any guidance as to the area, especially with regards the Pamirs. If anyone is planning a trip to Tajikistan, we'd love to hear from you and meet up with you while you're there.

If you'd like to contact us, please email sheytaana@gmail.com.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Paul and Laura