Table.

Responses of 22 medical schools who returned questionnaire

Question	No of respondents answering yes	Comments
Is travel health information provided by medical school or occupational health department?	20	Written information provided by 11 schools  (7 of which sent copies with their returned questionnaires)
Are immunisations arranged by medical school or occupational health department?	7
Does medical school check whether advice and immunisations have been received?	10	No checks were done in 1 school that did not provide advice and in  7 that did not arrange immunisation
Is a health check on return to Britain offered?	2	A further 3 schools provided health check on request
Is information on occupational exposure to HIV given to students?	20	Often as part of normal curriculum
Is information on sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV infection) given to students?	20	Often as part of normal curriculum
Is post-exposure prophylaxis available to students on overseas electives?	2	A further school said that it advised students about post-exposure  prophylaxis; 2 further schools said that they did if the student  was doing an “affiliated centre elective”; a further 3 said “yes, in  certain locations”