In reply to Kramma:
I don't want to discourage or criticise you, but just for the record; there is a whole ongoing conversation in expedition and medical circles about doctors 'working for free' on expeditions or similar trips.
I guess it seems like a great perk for a young medic, and it's usually great for companies that don't actually want to
pay for a doctor, but it flows on up the chain over time and creates a culture that many find troubling.
Would you want to go on a serious trip in a large group where the team doctor is only half there, torn between the climbing/adventuring and the doctoring?
It can mean that some trips go without medics when they really should have one, because the companies are too tight to pay,and it means doctors trying to work regularly in the field professionally long-term (and thus both accrue and contribute real experience and expertise to enhance the profession) can't get work, as someone else will work a one-off 'for free'.
How much do you want to work for free? How much are you worth? I'm not a doctor, but like many people in many fields I've done work for free when starting out, for the experience. But increasingly in many fields this is being exploited and it's a slippery slope, for others if not yourself.