Support and indemnity for electives

Wherever your elective takes you, you can rely on our support.

As a student member, you get free indemnity for your elective and advice if you encounter problems from your clinical practice during your elective.

Need to contact us for urgent advice while on your elective? Call our medico-legal helpline on 0800 716 646 or +44 (0)20 7202 1500.

Get your indemnity certificate

Get your indemnity certificate

Before you go on your elective, it's important to make sure you have adequate indemnity in place. Your elective host may ask you for written confirmation or possibly ask you to pay for professional indemnity.

As a benefit of student membership, we can provide you with free professional indemnity for your clinical practice during your elective.

When you’ve decided on your destination, log in to My membership and complete the elective indemnity form. You can add up to three destinations and download and print your confirmation letter. You can also have it emailed to you, or someone else, or posted to the address we have for you.

Get your certificate

FAQs about electives

Want to write for us?

Want to write for us?

Submit your elective story to share your experiences with fellow students. Getting articles published is a useful addition to your e-portfolio and CV.

We're looking for articles and videos about planning and researching your elective, photos from your elective, what you learnt from your experience and advice for other students about to embark on theirs.

If you want to see your work featured on the MDU student hub, send your ideas and contact details to editor@themdu.com or click below.

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