title: Vocational training: work in a developing country and British general practice.
abstract: I present evidence from my personal experience of vocational training followed by 18 months' work in an African hospital, to show that:1. By extending and reinforcing vocational training, my time abroad was relevant to my future career as a British general practitioner.2. Vocational training is a good preparation for any doctor intent on spending a limited time working in a developing country.
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D012807:Sierra Leone