Description

Pharmacy volunteers that come to Mab Medical Center will be of great help. Volunteer will do the following tasks:

* Help give drugs prescribed by doctors to patients.
* Someone who has knowledge about medicine and can help tell the patients how they should be taking their medicines, the importance of taking all medicines given to you at the hospital and on timely bases.
* Teach people the importance of not sharing medication with other people and to take entire dosage even when not required.
* Discuss what the drug does in the body
* Clean out the pharmacy and make sure all drugs are labelled
* Help with inventory to ensure that there is enough medicine at all times and that the clinic never runs out.

Pharmaceutical volunteers at Mab Medicare Clinic will also be given the opportunity to work directly with a doctor and help with patient consultations and medical prescriptions. They will also be given the chance to talk to nurses and learn about some of the challenges that nurses see with patients that do not follow medical advice.

Also volunteers will also be asked to help in the laboratory and help learn how to tell when diseases like malaria are in the blood and learn about what type of treatments are available.

Highlights

The hospital is in need of pharmaceutical volunteers to help them as they are short of pharmacy staff members. As a result, many pharmacy workers are required to work long hours and do not have the necessary staff to help ensure that all patients are given the appropriate pharmaceutical advice or attention.

Qualifications

Volunteers who would like to be placed with Mab Medicare Center as a pharmaceutical volunteer should be studying pharmaceutical medicine. Pharmacy students or certified pharmacists would excellent candidates for the placement.
In addition to previous training, a volunteer must have the ability to learn quickly, take on responsibility and be willing to work in a new environment. Embracing all of the above is very important for someone to be exceptional at this volunteer placement.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Admin (Health Services)
• Health Sciences
• Medicine

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3,245 for 8 weeks; USD 205 each additional wk.

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one - 4 weeks of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.

Experience Required

yes

Important personality traits for a volunteer at this placement would be the ability to act professional and their ability to adapt to new situations. It is important that a volunteer understands that they will be exposed to confidential patient information and must demonstrate a level of maturity and understanding of how sensitive the information they have access to is. To be an effective volunteer at this placement you should also be able to adapt to new environments. It will be important to remember that you are partnered with trained experts and that although the process is different than what you may be use to that there is a system and that one of your key roles will be learning how to adapt well into the new system.

Volunteer Types

• Health
• Health Care
• Health Education
• Hospital
• Medicine

Typical Volunteer

We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of Depends on the placement

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

24-48 hrs

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement

We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded

1998