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The Value of Working in LMICs
(recommended reading)

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Experiences and impact of international medical volunteering: a multi-country mixed methods study
McCauley M, Raven J, van den Broek N. BMJ Open 2021; 11: e041599

International health partnerships: how does the NHS benefit
Holly L. THET 2019

The value of international volunteers experience to the NHS
Zamora, B., Gurupira, M., Rodes Sanchez, M. et al. Global Health 2019; 15: 31

Defining and measuring the personal and professional development for healthcare professionals on international placements in low and middle income countries
Tyler N. PhD Thesis. University of Salford, Manchester 2018

Global citizenship in the Scottish health service. The value of international volunteering
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow. 2017

Is overseas volunteering beneficial to the NHS? The analysis of volunteers’ responses to a feedback questionnaire following experiences in low-income and middle- income countries
Yeomans D, Le G, Pandit H, et al. BMJ Open 2017; 7: e017517

Impact beyond volunteering. A realist evaluation of the complex and long-term pathways of volunteer impact
Clark  J, Lewis  S. London: VSO, 2017 

Time to go global: a consultation on global health competencies for postgraduate doctors
Walpole SC, Shortall C, van Schalkwyk MC et al. Int Health 2016; 8: 317–323

The personal value of being part of a tropical health education trust (THET) links programme to develop a palliative care degree programme in Sub Saharan Africa: a descriptive study of the views of volunteer UK health care professionals
Jack  BA, Kirton  JA, Downing  J, et al. Global Health 2015; 11: 47

All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health. Improving Health at Home and Abroad: How overseas volunteering from the NHS benefits the UK and the world. 2013. Improving Health at Home and Abroad - Full Report

Global health partnerships - The UK contribution to health in developing countries
Crisp N. COI. 2007

International health links: an evaluation of partnerships between health-care organizations in the UK and developing countries
Baguley D, Killeen T, Wright J. Tropical Doctor 2006; 36: 149-154


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