Medical Internships in Ghana - Lowest Fees & High-Impact Projects
Highlights
- Learn directly from experienced doctors and nurses in an unforgettable setting
- Get to know all kinds of clinical departments and experience the chances of hands-on support
- Bring in your personal skills and willingness to help and provide care for those in need
- Volunteer in local hospitals and support the staff with needed hands-on capacities
- Explore Ghana’s manifold natural and cultural benefits on weekend trips
Overview
Join us for a medical internship in Ghana and learn from doctors by shadowing them on their rounds. You’ll get valuable insight into a developing country’s medical practices, which could help your future career. You’ll work at a hospital, and learn about diagnosing and treating different diseases and conditions.
You can use this internship to add work experience to your resume before applying to medical school. You can also talk about all you saw, learned, and how you overcame challenges during interviews or in application essays. It’s also a great way to explore different departments within a large hospital. This is especially useful if you’re a medical student deciding on a specialization.
Seize the opportunity to explore a West African country, meet new people, and eat tons of Ghana’s famous Jollof-rice! You’ll work in Ghana and live with a local host family. You’ll get practical work experience doing basic health checks in rural communities. We’ll teach you what to do, and you’ll work under supervision. Your work will also include giving talks to raise awareness around key healthcare issues. Remember that you’ll be shadowing doctors and nurses in a busy medical environment. It’s important to be proactive, ask questions, and demonstrate initiative. This will ensure that you develop a good relationship with the staff, and that you learn as much as possible during your medical placement in Ghana.
This project is also ideally suited to professionals interested in using their skills to help, as well as university medical and healthcare elective students.
As a professional, you can be sure we will match your training and expertise to the placement where you are needed most. With your support, we can make an even bigger impact on the local communities we work with.
Working under the supervision of medical professionals, you will:
-Join doctors and nurses on their daily rounds at the hospital
- Take part in health education campaigns and focus on disease prevention
- Do practical health checks during community outreaches
We can arrange placements in the following departments:
Adolescent Counseling, Community Health Education, Dentistry, General surgery, Laboratory, Nursing, Maternity & Midwifery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Pharmacology, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Prenatal, Psychology, Radiology, Ultrasound, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) etc.
Please note we can also potentially arrange placements in other departments on request.
Important Information
On any given day, you will work shifts alongside your supervisors. These shifts typically take the following form:
• Morning: 8am - 2pm
• Afternoon: 2pm - 8pm
• Night: 8pm - 8am
Each shift starts with rounds as you follow the consulting doctor and learn about each patient's case and course of treatment. Use this opportunity to ask plenty of questions. After rounds, you’ll assist nurses with patient care. You can watch them administer medication and treatment, and help to update patient files. Nurses always appreciate help in general patient care as well such as feeding, bathing, and bed changing.
Please note that hospitals in Ghana are often busiest in the mornings. Don’t be late for the morning shift if you'd like to witness the bulk of the day's work!
Afternoons are a great opportunity to get to know the staff and patients better.
Two days per week, you’ll join one of our community outreaches to assist with doing health checks.
During the hours you aren’t working, you’ll have free time to explore Ghana’s colorful culture and natural beauty with your fellow interns.
Since you will be living with a local host family, breakfast or dinners offer great opportunities to get to know them better and fully immerse yourself in their way of life.