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ContextElectives are part of most Western medical school curricula. It is estimated that each year 3000–4000 undergraduate medical students from the UK alone undertake an elective in a developing country. The impact of these electives has given some cause for concern, but the views of elective hosts are largely missing from the debate.
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the organisation,...