Nursing Internships in Chiang Mai

This summer I spent eight weeks participating in a Public Health Internship. I was able to get hands-on experience in my career field. I was also able to travel on the weekends and experience things I have never done before! I went scuba diving, visited temples and tried new food all while challenging myself and learning so much about not only my host country, but myself as well! My host family allowed me to have the ultimate cultural immersion. At the end of the eight weeks, I wasn't homesick!

The project was far beyond what I had expected. I spent three weeks in the department of cardiology of Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital in Bangkok. On the first day I received a thorough schedule of what I was going to see and learn in the next weeks, but the best part was the team: they gave me a kind and hearty welcome and everyone was very nice and willing to share with me everything they could and wanted about both cardiology and Thai culture. The clinical part of the internship was in English and, as I don't come from an English speaking country, I had to get familiar with a different terminology, which was challenging for the first few days, but at the same time it was the most useful thing I got from this internship for my future medical career and what I am most thankful for. Living in such a wonderful and different city like Bangkok is truly a life changing experience. I needed a great open-mindedness to live this experience, but since diversity and uniqueness are two of the thing I love the most, it wasn't difficult for Bangkok and Thai culture to find a place among my best and beloved memories.