GOSH Global Connections

20 Jun 2017, 9:41 a.m.

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Are you moving to London soon? Going to work at GOSH? Are you full of questions and apprehension? Are you an internationally trained doctor?

If these questions apply to you, GOSH Global Connections may be the program for you. At GOSH we have designed this service with you in mind, and offer you the opportunity to link up with other internationally trained staff currently working here who can assist you, as they have been in your shoes.

The questions you have are the same questions they had, and now know the answers. For further details click here.

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