Description

Projects Abroad offers Physical Therapy, Nursing, Midwifery, and Dentistry internships throughout Ghana.

In Accra, our interns work in a large Police hospital in the neighborhood known as Danquah Circle. Nursing and dentistry internships are available for you here. Midwifery interns will be placed at the Sakumono Community Hospital, a small local hospital that specializes in surgical and maternity care.

In Cape Coast, the Central Regional Hospital has options for physical therapists, nurses, midwives, dentists, and general medical interns. It is one of the most modern hospitals in Ghana with a wide range of departments and lots of new equipment.

Highlights

In Koforidua, the city's regional hospital is a large state-run hospital that offers placements to anyone with skills or an interest in Physical Therapy, Nursing, Midwifery, and Dentistry

In the semi-rural Akuapem Hills, the hospital is smaller, but still has a range of different departments where interns can work. Small village clinics in Ghana often lack even basic healthcare facilities, so you the hospital services a large and any many of the patients will have travelled a long way to reach a hospital with the facilities they need.

In Kumasi, medical interns work in one of six busy city hospitals serving between them over 1.5 million people. You can focus on a range of specialties, including Nursing, Midwifery, and Dentistry.

Qualifications

none

Intern Types

• Medicine
• Nursing
• Health Sciences

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Please go to our website for prices.

Cost Includes:

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

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

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

Typical Volunteer

Open-minded with a willingness to travel.

Age Range

16 and up

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 2-5

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

10 days

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Projects Abroad's Mission Statement

As part of the global economy, Projects Abroad helps create local employment wherever we send volunteers. Employing local staff overseas and using their talents and knowledge is important to us. This local knowledge and support enables the organization to channel the skills of the volunteers from more affluent countries to regions around the world where they are needed. Volunteers also learn from their placements and the people they meet, and they gain experience in a chosen field. In the 21st century, we believe this mutual respect is what cultural exchange is all about.

Year Founded

1992