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Where
you intend to visit |
It is advisable to contact the Embassy or High
Commission of the country you are going to for advice
on the political situation and safety of travel within the country.
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Also,
check the Foreign Office website |
We
will maintain a Travel warnings
webpage for special risks. |
Students who hold
UK passports are advised to register their travel plans with
the FCO
'Locate' portal so that FCO can alert citizens
to relevant travel concerns as well as to be able to contact
you in the event of an emergency. |
US background check |
http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com/students/ |
The application is online and costs about $30 for a basic student background check. |
In order to apply for the US background check, one must submit a US address (for example the address of the place where you are staying whilst on elective) and a 'Government Issued Number' which may be a passport number or national insurance number. |
Payment must be made by faxing your credit card details to the company (any card details entered online will be used to verify your US address, and for most students this won't work out). |
If you do not know your address in advance, I would recommend you make sure you leave 2-3 working days clear at the beginning of your stay to ensure you have enough time for this paperwork to be processed before starting the placement. However, access to fax machines, printers etc. is very limited at Cook County so it is strongly recommended applying before getting there. |
Travelling
on College business = Elective |
Details
of the College's insurance are available on the Imperial Finance
Department web pages where the items and degree of cover
provided, are shown. This does NOT provide for
malpractice cover nor for failure
in an Exam causing your elective to be curtailed
or rescheduled.
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Visas |
(a) |
Students must investigate which visa is required for their elective enquiring with the hospital at their proposed elective and/or the relevant embassy |
(b) |
Even in the same country requirements can vary e.g. in the USA some institutions require a J1 visa whilst some prefer the students to acquire a tourist visa only. Queensland in Australia has a different visa to the rest of Australia. |
(c) |
Students not born in the UK may/will also have different requirement to those nationals born in the UK |
(d) |
Students may be asked to acquire a temporary work visa |
(e) |
In general acquiring visas can be time-consuming and should be arranged in plenty of time before departure date |
College
Travel insurance |
College travel insurance certificate [Word]
The College travel insurance policy includes cover for up to 7 consecutive days' personal holiday time when such travel is incidental to College business. It has been agreed that up to 28 days of additional holiday time may be taken by Imperial students in conjunction with College-approved placements abroad, provided the placement itself has a scheduled duration of not less than 28 days. |
Overseas travel insurance information |
Statement
concerning extension of College insurance cover to holidays
associated with absence on Electives |
'Effective
1 April 2006 accompanying partners and dependent children of
College staff or students travelling overseas on College business
will now be "insured persons" without the requirement
for additional premium contributions. Similarly, additional
premium contributions will no longer be payable for personal
vacation time taken in conjunction with College business travel.
The College travel insurance policy includes cover for up to
7 consecutive days' personal holiday time when such travel is incidental
to College business. It has been agreed that up to 28 days
of additional holiday time may be taken by Imperial students
in conjunction with College-approved elective placements,
provided the elective placement itself has a scheduled
duration of not less than 28 days.' |
Malpractice
insurance in Australia |
MDU do not provide malpractice
insurance for Australia.
MIPS is an Australian company that will supply cover. |
Malpractice
insurance for some institutions in the USA (Medical Professional Liability Insurance) contact:
ACADEMIC MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE
EXCHANGE RISK RETENTION GROUP
Colchester, Vermont 05446 USA
www.academicins.com
Tel: 001 -646-808-0600
Limits of liability are $1,000,000/$3,000,000 |
BMAS - tailored financial services includes cover for curtailment for BMA members |
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