PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Roger Peppiatt TI - Vocational training: work in a developing country and British general practice DP - 1981 Jun 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 336--342 VI - 31 IP - 227 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/31/227/336.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/31/227/336.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1981 Jun 01; 31 AB - I present evidence from my personal experience of vocational training followed by 18 months' work in an African hospital, to show that: 1. By extending and reinforcing vocational training, my time abroad was relevant to my future career as a British general practitioner. 2. Vocational training is a good preparation for any doctor intent on spending a limited time working in a developing country.