Description

This program offers medical internships and volunteer projects in Palampur for Pre-Med, Medical, and Nursing students. Volunteers will have the opportunity to assist medical professionals and gain hands on medical experience and exposur

Highlights

An intern in a medical project, volunteers help the medical professionals in their daily work and activities. Responsibilites and duties will vary in relation to an individual's level of experience. Daily work (5 hours per day, 5 days/week). However these hours may vary according to the volume of patients visiting the clinic or the location of the hospital.

As an intern of a medical project, duties and responsibilities will include:

* Observe and assist in day to day tasks
* Treating patients
* Hands on work and allocation of tasks according to an individual's level of experience and skills

Placements for volunteers are located in hospitals, clinics, medical colleges and community clinics.

Qualifications

- Must be a Pre-Med, Medical, or Nursing student
- Good level of English
- Full travel and medical insurance
- Immunizations (consult your doctor)
- CV / Resume
- Must be 18 years old and up

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

830

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country staff support

Program Fees Include:

- Accommodations
- Three meals per day (vegetarian)
- 24-hour in-country staff support
- Internet access(at local project office)
- Guided half-day tour
- Yoga class once a week
- Airport pick-up and drop-off

Experience Required

yes

Must be a Pre-Med, Medical, or Nursing student Good level of English

Volunteer Types

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume

GoEco - Volunteer Abroad's Mission Statement

(1) Encourage ecological and volunteer tourism that promotes sustainable development (2) Enable travelers to experience different and more rewarding kinds of tourism. (3) Encourage travelers to volunteer for the benefit of others and thus to serve as a good-will ambassador to other countries in the world. (4) Encourage travelers from all over the world to come to Israel for ecological and community-based projects, in both the Arab and Jewish sectors, and experience firsthand the unique cultural and natural diversity in this region. (5) Support environmental and humanitarian projects that promote understanding and good will between ethnic societies in Israel. (6) Conduct further research in the field of ecological tourism, such as the 'Ecological Footprint' as a tool for sustainable tourism development. (7) Establish an in-depth and up-to-date data base of the relevant projects worldwide. (8) Create a platform from which to explore the various organizations that support the environment and actively encourage volunteering.

Year Founded

2005