Dr Benjamin Alba is an Emergency Medicine doctor with experience in Expedition Medicine, having recently worked a whole season at Mount Everest. He is now transitioning into humanitarian medicine. He graduated from Cardiff University in 2018 and has gone on to pursue a career path well beyond UK hospitals. He is the founder of ‘Ubuntu Network’ - a space for expedition medical professionals to share experiences from expeditions, collaborate with others working in the field and connect with the wider expedition community. We discuss: - How the field of Expedition Medicine is organised - The highs and lows of his season on Mount Everest - The Ubuntu Network - Shifting to a career in Humanitarian Medicine Links: For More from Dr Benjamin Alba, check out the<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHoLfe4ZP3U" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> ⁠World Expedition Podcast episodes.⁠</a> <a href="https://app.medall.org/c/ubuntu-network" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠The Ubuntu Network ⁠</a> Book:<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-at-Extremes-Science-Survival/dp/0006551254">⁠ ⁠Frances Ashcroft - Life at the Extremes ⁠</a>

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