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Abstract

Medical Education 2011: 45: 704–711

Context  Medical students increasingly wish to participate in international health electives (IHEs). The authors undertook to understand from the students’ perspective the ethical challenges encountered on IHEs in low‐resource settings and how students respond to these issues.

Methods  Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 12 medical students upon their return from an IHE. A purposive sampling strategy was used. Inductive data analysis using a constant comparative technique generated initial codes which were later organised into higher‐order themes.