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Medicine & Physiotherapy - MEXICO
Kit List
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What to bring on your Medicine Placement?
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- Sun cream
- Sandals/flip-flops
- Basic toiletry bag
- Medical kit (see later entry under Medical Advice)
- Alarm clock/watch
- Insect repellent
- Photocopy of passport and important items
- Sunglasses
- Projects Abroad Office contact details.
- Money belt
- Breathable waterproof jacket (rainy season, May - September)
- Day rucksack
- Good guide book
- Towel
- A few good novels
- Swimming gear.
- Water bottle.
- 'Going out' clothes for the evening (if clubbing for example)
- Spanish Phrase book and dictionary
- World Plug adapter (Mexican plugs are the same as North American plugs)
- Head protection from the sun (e.g. a 'baseball cap')
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| Specifically for your Project |
- Clothing - smart casual as much white as possible
- Men: Short/long sleeved shirts, trousers, white shoes (even if they are trainers)
- Women: Long skirts/ trousers, white shoes (even if they are trainers) blouses - please make sure that you do not expose your mid-rift/ shoulders
- White lab coat
- Stethoscope
- The Oxford Concise Handbook of Clinical Medicine
(* With the exception of the Oxford handbook the lab coat, white clothing and stethoscope cab be easily bought here and we will be more than happy to give all the necessary advice)
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| Suggested Medical Kit |
Please check the latest vaccination recommendations for Mexico with your doctor's surgery or local travel clinic - they will have regularly updated information. You may also want to check the following websites as they contain useful travel health information, including the latest recommendations for vaccinations and general health tips while in Mexico:
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel
http://www.dh.gov.uk/traveladvice
http://www.who.int/ith
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Santa Lucia cathedrale |
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Teotithuacan |
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