Description

We have programs specifically tailored for both newly graduated doctors and residency doctors.

The newly graduated doctor program is best suited for doctors who have finished medical school and would like to polish up on their clinical skills prior to commencing residency.

Additionally, it's a good way to squeezing in some travel prior to starting the hectic life of being a doctor.

The residents program is geared towards doctors in residency looking to fulfill an away elective requirement or just to volunteer their skills to underserved communities while experiencing healthcare in a different setting.

Elective Africa Program Highlights:

* A supervised, structured and safe elective program abroad
* Program is designed in an established network of teaching hospitals and monitored by consultant doctors and registered nurses
* We evaluate our participants during and at the end of the program to ensure that program objectives are met
* Opportunity for hands-on experience is unmatched; depending on level of clinical exposure, our participants get extensive hands-on experience in a supervised setting. Participants also get a chance to see both different types of diseases and cases at advanced stages, that they rarely see in the developed world
* We have strong relationships with hospitals in which we place our participants and the doctors that they work with, ensuring a very productive experience
* Participants acquire an invaluable opportunity to work in a low resource setting which supports character development and benefits the local community

Elective Africa Program Objectives:

Elective Africa's new doctor and resident doctor program objectives are mainly designed to provide participants with opportunity for immense hands on experience. Our program objectives adopt the Accredited Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competencies framework, which focus on:

- patient care
- medical knowledge
- practice based learning
- interpersonal and communication skills
- professionalism
- systems based practice

Program specialties include:

* Medicine
* General Surgery
* Obstetrics and Gynecology
* Pediatrics
* Accident, Emergency and Trauma
* Psychiatry
* ENT
* Ophthalmology
*Gender Violence & Recovery Centers
* Orthopedics / Osteopathy
* Physiotherapy
* Radiology
* Hematology
* Tropical Medicine & Infectious Diseases
* Immunology
* Gross Pathology
* HIV Medicine

Highlights

Overview of the Country

With a population of 39 million, Kenya is situated in the east of Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, north of Tanzania. Relative size of country is slightly more than twice the state of Nevada or approximately two and half times the size of Britain. Kenya remains a popular tourist destination given is world famous wildlife attracting Safari tourists  the country has numerous wildlife reserves containing thousands of animal species; with the most popular being the "big five" of Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Rhino and Elephant . The country is also a popular touring destination given its exotic reef-lined beaches on the coast of the Indian Ocean. The country has numerous wildlife reserves. The country's popularity has recently gotten a further boost with President Obama's Kenyan roots.

The country is named after Mt. Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa. Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Uganda to the West, Tanzania to the South and the eastern side boarders the Indian Ocean.

Kenya has a tropical climate. It is hot and humid at the coast, temperate inland and dry in the northern parts of the country. The country receives a great deal of sunshine all the year round and summer clothes are worn throughout the year. It is usually cool at night and early in the morning.

The country is a democracy and the economy is a market based system. The key economic activities are tourism and agriculture.

Qualifications

Participants must be newly graduated doctors and residency doctors.

Intern Types

• Medicine

Languages

• English

Subject Areas

• Internship Programs
• Medicine

Cost in US$:

1,950 for 4 weeks

Program Fees Include:

- Organizing your trip & pre-departure support
- Airport pick-up
- Orientation
- Accommodation
- Food
- Support network
- Visa advisory

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Community Health
• Health
• Hospital
• Medicine

Age Range

18 and above

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Guest House
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Resume

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Elective Africa's Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide and offer opportunities for both students and international volunteers to interact in development and educational programs thus enabling them to gain experience and build their capacities for their lives and that of future generations.

Year Founded

2000