Applicants for visiting programs are selected on merit and through a selection review process with the person's professional and personal qualities being carefully considered in consultation with the partner organisation. Each year staff and students are given the opportunity to apply for work experiences, collaborative projects or to complete course requirements with a partnering institution. The suitability and feasibility of the program is conditional upon having appropriate language requirements, agreement of participants, availability of visits and resources. Benefits Participants have the opportunity to work in different health care systems, exchange ideas, knowledge, skills and to observe different practices while living in other cultures. Comparative and collaborative benchmark projects promotes improvement in standards of care with globalisation impacting on how services are being offered.
Organisations share new knowledge and ideas leading to improved health care outcomes.
Students who are participants benefit from being taught by overseas academics and from working with others in their related field. Both parties exchange ideas and experiences. Participants benefit personally through further professional and educational development and networking. Personal and professional qualifications of a participant Visiting programs can be competitive because several applicants may compete for the same country visit. Visiting programs are dependent on the participant's experience, qualifications, knowledge of the position, resources and references.