Taking the Path Less Travelled with Alex Taylor
Alex is a trainee emergency medicine doctor based in Bristol, who wholeheartedly believes in taking the road less travelled. She joins us to share some of her insights into carving a career in expedition medicine, and how developing this passion has enhanced her NHS job. She has been working as an expedition medic since 2017 and took five years out of training to work for 18 months in New Zealand and then as an expedition medicine clinical fellow in Bristol. She has an additional interest in Global Health and is looking to work in Africa for four months from August. She completed the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 2015 and the International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine in 2018. She has just completed her dissertation for Masters in Global Health and Remote Healthcare covering experiences of expedition medics treating local staff on Kilimanjaro. Alex edits for wilderness and humanitarian platform ‘The Adventure Medic’. She teaches wilderness medicine with several companies and for mountain rescue. Alex has travelled extensively, with expeditions from Kilimanjaro to the Amazon, Antarctica, and the Great wall of China. She has a passion for the outdoors and holds Summer Mountain Leader, Advanced PADI, and Competent Crew qualifications. She is an aspiring ski tourer, climber, and mountain biker. Follow her at @alex_expeditionmedic on instagram.