Table 1.

Dundee medical school online preparation modules

Module Title	Themes of module content
Planning your elective	Aims of electives; factors influencing destination and specialty choices; concept of medical tourism; attitude to their elective; potential language, culture and ethical issues
Knowing your environment	Introduces global health issues, students research global health issues at their elective destination
Thinking about risk	Explores risks under seven themes: communication, personal health, clinical risks, accommodation, travel and leisure, people and culture and regional factors.
Elective ethics	Using case examples explores the impact of language barriers; working within competency; impact of limited resources; decision making in different cultures and consent