Adventure Tours in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Volunteers can do their medical elective at a hospital in Kathmandu Pokhara or Chitwan where they will have the opportunity to shadow fully qualified doctors and nurses, and experience first hand the stark contrast between Western medical practice and the realities of medicine in developing countries. IVHQ's medical elective program is invaluable for a career in medicine. Experienced and longer-term volunteers (2+ months) will have more scope to assist with hands-on tasks, and may also have the option to experience work in a rural health clinic, where they will assist medical staff in performing day-to-day tasks in the more "off-the-beaten-track" communities of Nepal. Key requirements for a volunteer on the Nepal medical elective program are initiative, enthusiasm, and readiness to work in unfamiliar circumstances with minimal resources and understaffed hospitals. N.B. For the Medical Elective, volunteers need to be training or qualified in a relevant medical field. Therefore, volunteers are required to present a copy of their qualifications and certificates to our program partner on arrival in Nepal. The medical elective also incurs a surcharge of USD $50 per week to cover costs associated with this program. This will be included in the fees quoted to you when you apply.