Are you a qualified healthcare professional or a student in the medical field? Do you need to complete a subsidized internship and dream of going on a humanitarian mission? Kill two birds with one stone and head for one of the best destinations for your medical internship!
There are a wide variety of facilities for healthcare students all over the world: large city hospitals, small rural structures, with varying degrees of resources to carry out their mission.
The nursing internship in Argentina has the advantage of combining the two structures: in Cordoba, students can take part in the life of a small dispensary for a few weeks, then join a medical team in a private clinic. Of course, the course will be much more enriching and interesting for those with a good level of Spanish.
In Nepal, medical internships take place in multidisciplinary hospitals, where the presence of student nurses is much appreciated. There, resources are very limited, and you'll be lending a helping hand to local health professionals who are constantly short-staffed to care for the populations of the poorest classes.
The nursing internship in Vietnam offers student nurses a highly enriching experience in a hospital environment, with exposure to a number of departments, including the emergency room. An intermediate to fluent level of English is required for this medical internship rich in experience and learning.
In Sri Lanka, students on internships have the opportunity to discover one of the most advanced healthcare systems in South Asia. This internship in a public hospital environment is above all focused on observation and learning, with the possibility for students to intervene on the decision of the nursing staff.
For student nurses who want to immerse themselves in the local culture, a contract internship in a rural dispensary in the Philippines is just the thing for you. You will be assisting the doctors who provide consultations and primary care, as well as carrying out preventive actions. At the end of the day, you'll have the chance to continue helping the communities by taking part in local life.
In Malawi, the majority of the population lives in rural areas and in conditions of extreme poverty. In this country hard hit by malaria and AIDS, volunteers are involved in training and prevention through educational initiatives, and even go into people's homes to treat them.
Medical internship in Thailand also takes place in a rural dispensary with very limited resources. Trainees take part in care, prevention and outpatient consultations for patients working in the rice fields and on farms.
In Third World countries, prevention is essential to curb disease. In India, the medical course includes prevention workshops to inform patients at risk and encourage people to get vaccinated. This humanitarian mission is also an opportunity to discover natural medicine treatments such as naturopathy and ayurveda, as well as alternative therapies like meditation, yoga and acupressure. If you have basic English and no specific medical training, you can still attend this course as an observer and accompany us on visits.
In Cambodia, the presence of trainee nurses is a great help in hospitals that receive hundreds of patients every day. Volunteers help staff to carry out public health and prevention missions, many of which concern HIV among impoverished rural populations.
Whether you're a student nurse, nurse's aide, physiotherapist or other medical professional, medical missions abroad meet all the criteria for a successful internship! Reinforcing your knowledge, familiarizing yourself with different working methods, adapting to a foreign medical system, learning a language or making unforgettable encounters...the advantages of doing your medical internship abroad are countless!
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