Best Medical Internship Opportunities Abroad

Once you commence your journey as a medical intern abroad, you’ll be getting a chance to learn from professionals while shadowing them at a proper clinic or hospital, which eventually will help you hone your skills and gain confidence.

If you are a pre-med, medical, or nursing student who wants to gain first-hand international work experience and learn something meaningful, then we’ve got the best international medical internship projects for you.

Here are some program requirements that you need to fulfill:

• The minimum duration to work as an intern is 2 weeks.
• The minimum age to participate is 18 years.
• Interns should have a medical/nursing educational background.
• Interns will have to provide a clean criminal background check report.

Currently, medical and healthcare internship opportunities are available in India, Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Ghana. Apart from that, we also have a dental internship in Peru. In all of these regions, there’s a scarcity of basic facilities and inadequate staff at the hospitals often make it difficult to cater to the needs of the people.

Also, as an intern, you’ll get an understanding of the healthcare scenario in the developing nations, and interact with people suffering from diseases that you’ll rarely see in the developed countries.

The best International Medical Internship Opportunities are:

1. Medical and Nursing Internship in India

The Medical Internship Program in India takes place in a reputed hospital in South Delhi area (right at the heart of the capital city), where you’ll be paired along with a doctor/nurse or medical professional. As an intern, your work will depend entirely on your knowledge and expertise. There are several departments like Dialysis Unit, Critical Care, Orthopaedic, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecologic and more – you can choose which department you wish to work for.

2. Medical Internship in Nepal

As an intern for this program, you’ll be placed at local hospitals, both private and government, and medical clinics in Kathmandu, Nepal. It’ll be a beautiful experience to work in this Himalayan nation, that’s not just breathtaking but has also witnessed various natural calamities over time. You’ll be working under the guidance of professional doctors and nursing staff, and gain first-hand knowledge about the medical practices in Nepal.

3. Medical Internship in Thailand

While everyone is hopping off to Thailand for beach vibes and partying, imagine how wonderful it would be to explore this country and work for a meaningful program, to serve those in need? Needless to say, this is one of the most popular internship programs in Thailand, where you’ll be working in the quaint town of Chiang Mai, shadowing and observing professional doctors and learning how to handle the patients and treat them with utmost care.

4. Nursing Internship in Sri Lanka

You’ll be surprised to know that Sri Lanka is the only country in South Asia that offers free healthcare to all its citizens, which is remarkable for the region. As a nursing intern, you’ll be working at public hospitals in Galle, a postcard-perfect beach town, where you’ll be shadowing the professionals, and helping them handle the patients while gaining exposure to a comprehensive set of wards and special units.

Most of the patients coming to these hospitals are from the lower socio-economic classes, and the number of staff is often inadequate. Hence, interns get to play an active role here, assisting the doctors & nurses with the daily chores.

5. Physiotherapy Internship in Ghana

Being a part of this program, you’ll spend your days in Ghana by working at a holistic therapy centre and make a difference while gaining incredible work experience. Pre medical students and students studying physiotherapy or occupational therapy can take part in the program. It’ll give you an idea about how the Western-classical therapists work, and you can immensely help the local people recover through this practice.

Apart from this, you can also do some specialisations on counselling sessions, that essentially focus on stress management, as well as Asian practices like Shiatsu or Tai Chi. Physiotherapy has still not gained much popularity in Ghana, thus, your role as an intern can play a vital role in imparting this knowledge, while relieving people from their pain.

No matter where you travel to and which program you choose to be a part of, your contribution as an intern will be highly appreciated and it’ll turn out to be a great learning journey for you.

If you wish to know more about these internship programs, feel free to write to us at info@volunteeringsolutions.co.uk and our Program Experts will be happy to assist you!