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Traditional Medicine Internship in the Amazon
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Embark on an internship blending modern healthcare with traditional practices. Tackle challenges, collaborate across cultures, and drive sustainable solutions. This Traditional Medicine Internship in the Amazon offers you the opportunity to work alongside experienced midwives, known as "mamitas," who provide healthcare support in rural and jungle communities. The program is centered on integrating traditional midwifery practices with modern techniques to address maternal and neonatal health challenges. By participating in prenatal care visits, natural gynaecology workshops, and sacred ceremonies, you'll gain hands-on experience in midwifery care and learn from professionals who blend ancestral knowledge with contemporary healthcare practices. As an intern, you'll assist midwives with patient care, monitor vital signs, and maintain records. You'll also shadow them through pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care, gaining insights into complications and maternal health. Weekly community visits offer supervised prenatal care while deepening your understanding of health, culture, and the environment. Gain hands-on healthcare experience while supporting community well-being.
Embark on an internship blending modern healthcare with traditional practices. Tackle challenges, collaborate across cultures, and drive sustainable solutions. This Traditional Medicine Internship in the Amazon offers you the opportunity to work alongside experienced midwives, known as "mamitas," who provide healthcare support in rural and jungle communities. The program is centered on integrating traditional midwifery practices with modern techniques to address maternal and neonatal health challenges. By participating in prenatal care visits, natural gynaecology workshops, and sacred ceremonies, you'll gain hands-on experience in midwifery care and learn from professionals who blend ancestral knowledge with contemporary healthcare practices. As an intern, you'll assist midwives with patient care, monitor vital signs, and maintain records. You'll also shadow them through pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care, gaining insights into complications and maternal health. Weekly community visits offer supervised prenatal care while deepening your understanding of health, culture, and the environment. Gain hands-on healthcare experience while supporting community well-being.
Program Highlights
Assist midwives in a medical environment.
Gain hands-on experience in the traditional medical sector.
Work in a diverse, cultural setting.
Gain insight into sacred healthcare practices.
Live and work in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Quick Details
- Archidona, Ecuador
- 5-8 Weeks
- 9-12 Weeks
- Alternative Spring Break
- Summer
- Health Administration
- Health Sciences
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Health
- Health Care
- Health Education
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Public Health
- Afghani
- Albanian
- American
- Andorran
- Antarctica
- Antiguan & Barbudan
- Argentinian
- Armenian
- Aruban
- Asian
- Australian
- Austrian
- Azerbaijani
- Bahamian
- Bahraini
- Barbadian
- Belarusian
- Belgian
- Belizean
- Bermudian
- Bhutanese
- Bissau-Guinean
- Bolivian
- Bonaire
- Bosnian
- Brazilian
- British
- British Virgin Islander
- Bruneian
- Bulgarian
- Cambodian
- Canadian
- Cape Verdean
- Caymanian
- Channel Islander
- Chilean
- Chinese
- Colombian
- Comoran
- Cook Islander
- Costa Rican
- Creole
- Croatian
- Cuban
- Curacao
- Cypriot
- Czech
- Danish
- Dominican
- Dutch
- Ecuadorian
- Egyptian
- Emirati
- English
- Estonian
- European
- Fijian
- Finnish
- French
- Georgian
- German
- Gibraltarian
- Greek
- Greenlandic
- Grenadian
- Guadeloupian
- Guatemalan
- Guinean
- Guyanese
- Haitian
- Hawaiian
- Honduran
- Hungarian
- I-Kiribati
- Icelandic
- Indonesian
- Iranian
- Iraqi
- Irish
- Israeli
- Italian
- Jamaican
- Japanese
- Jordanian
- Kazakhstani
- Kittitian, Nevisian
- Kiwi
- Korean
- Kuwaiti
- Kyrgyzstani
- Lao or Laotian
- Latvian
- Lebanese
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuanian
- Luxembourg
- Macedonian
- Malagasy
- Malaysian
- Maldivian
- Malian
- Maltese
- Manx
- Marshallese
- Martiniquais
- Mauritanian
- Mauritian
- Mexican
- Micronesian
- Moldovan
- Monegasque
- Mongolian
- Montenegrin
- Montserratian
- Moroccan
- multi
- Myanmar
- Nauruan
- Nepalese
- New Caledonian
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Nicaraguan
- Niuean
- Norwegian
- Omani
- Palauan
- Palestinian
- Panamanian
- Papua New Guinean
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Polish
- Polynesian
- Portuguese
- Puerto Rican
- Qatari
- Reunionese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Saban
- Sahrawian, Sahraouian
- Saint Helenian
- Saint Lucian
- Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
- Salvadoran
- Sammarinese
- Samoan
- Sao Tomean
- Saudi Arabian
- Scottish
- Serbian
- Serbian; Montenegrin
- Seychelles
- Singaporean
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Solomon Islander
- Spanish
- St. Barts
- Statian
- Surinamese
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Syrian
- Tahiti
- Taiwanese
- Tajikistani
- Thai
- The Vatican
- Tibet
- Timorese
- Tongan
- Trinidadian, Tobagonian
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Turks and Caicos
- Tuvaluan
- Ukrainian
- Uruguayan
- Uzbekistani
- Venezuelan
- Vietnamese
- Virgin Islander
- Welsh
- Yemeni
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Program Details
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Locations
- Archidona, Ecuador
Types and Subjects
- Fields
- Health Administration
- Health Sciences
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Causes
- Health
- Health Care
- Health Education
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Public Health
Availability
Years Offered: Year Round
- 5-8 Weeks
- 9-12 Weeks
- Alternative Spring Break
- Summer
- Summer
- Short Term
- Spring
- 1-3 Months
- Fall
Age Requirement
18-35
Guidelines
- Afghani
- Albanian
- American
- Andorran
- Antarctica
- Antiguan & Barbudan
- Argentinian
- Armenian
- Aruban
- Asian
- Australian
- Austrian
- Azerbaijani
- Bahamian
- Bahraini
- Barbadian
- Belarusian
- Belgian
- Belizean
- Bermudian
- Bhutanese
- Bissau-Guinean
- Bolivian
- Bonaire
- Bosnian
- Brazilian
- British
- British Virgin Islander
- Bruneian
- Bulgarian
- Cambodian
- Canadian
- Cape Verdean
- Caymanian
- Channel Islander
- Chilean
- Chinese
- Colombian
- Comoran
- Cook Islander
- Costa Rican
- Creole
- Croatian
- Cuban
- Curacao
- Cypriot
- Czech
- Danish
- Dominican
- Dutch
- Ecuadorian
- Egyptian
- Emirati
- English
- Estonian
- European
- Fijian
- Finnish
- French
- Georgian
- German
- Gibraltarian
- Greek
- Greenlandic
- Grenadian
- Guadeloupian
- Guatemalan
- Guinean
- Guyanese
- Haitian
- Hawaiian
- Honduran
- Hungarian
- I-Kiribati
- Icelandic
- Indonesian
- Iranian
- Iraqi
- Irish
- Israeli
- Italian
- Jamaican
- Japanese
- Jordanian
- Kazakhstani
- Kittitian, Nevisian
- Kiwi
- Korean
- Kuwaiti
- Kyrgyzstani
- Lao or Laotian
- Latvian
- Lebanese
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuanian
- Luxembourg
- Macedonian
- Malagasy
- Malaysian
- Maldivian
- Malian
- Maltese
- Manx
- Marshallese
- Martiniquais
- Mauritanian
- Mauritian
- Mexican
- Micronesian
- Moldovan
- Monegasque
- Mongolian
- Montenegrin
- Montserratian
- Moroccan
- multi
- Myanmar
- Nauruan
- Nepalese
- New Caledonian
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Nicaraguan
- Niuean
- Norwegian
- Omani
- Palauan
- Palestinian
- Panamanian
- Papua New Guinean
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Polish
- Polynesian
- Portuguese
- Puerto Rican
- Qatari
- Reunionese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Saban
- Sahrawian, Sahraouian
- Saint Helenian
- Saint Lucian
- Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
- Salvadoran
- Sammarinese
- Samoan
- Sao Tomean
- Saudi Arabian
- Scottish
- Serbian
- Serbian; Montenegrin
- Seychelles
- Singaporean
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Solomon Islander
- Spanish
- St. Barts
- Statian
- Surinamese
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Syrian
- Tahiti
- Taiwanese
- Tajikistani
- Thai
- The Vatican
- Tibet
- Timorese
- Tongan
- Trinidadian, Tobagonian
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Turks and Caicos
- Tuvaluan
- Ukrainian
- Uruguayan
- Uzbekistani
- Venezuelan
- Vietnamese
- Virgin Islander
- Welsh
- Yemeni
This Program is also open to Solo
Starts At
Program Cost Includes
- Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
- Wifi Costs
- Weekday Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- Some Meals / Partial Meal Plan
- Airport Transfer (Pick-Up)
- Airport Transfer (Drop-Off)
- Academic Advising
- Assistance Booking Travel
- Academic Credit
- Letter of Recommendation
- Certificate of Completion
- In-Country Orientation
Accommodation Options
- Group living
- Other
Qualifications & Experience
- English
- Spanish
Language Skills Required
- University Freshman (1st Year)
- University Sophomore (2nd Year)
- University Junior (3rd Year)
- University Senior (4th Year)
- University 5th Year or More
- High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)
- Some college credit, no degree
- Associate degree
- Bachelor’s degree
- Master’s degree
- Professional degree
- Doctorate degree
Accepted Education Levels
Application Procedures
- Online Application
- Resume
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need any prior medical training to apply for this internship?
While prior medical training is not required, a strong interest in traditional medicine, a willingness to learn, and the ability to assist midwives are essential for this internship.
Where will I stay for the duration of my internship?
Accommodation will be provided through a hostel in Quito and in shared cabins in the local community at the project, for the duration of your internship in Ecuador. This is pre-arranged and included in the internship fee, so you don’t have to worry about the logistics!
What will my daily responsibilities be during this internship?
Your daily tasks may vary, but you will primarily assist the “mamitas” midwives, participate in natural gynaecology workshops, join healthcare discussions, and visit local communities weekly to provide prenatal care and support. Additionally, you will have opportunities to contribute to cultural and traditional activities within the community.
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Embark on an internship blending modern healthcare with traditional practices. Tackle challenges, collaborate across cultures, and drive sustainable solutions. This Traditional Medicine Internship in the Amazon offers you the opportunity to work alongside experienced midwives, known as "mamitas," who provide healthcare support in rural and jungle communities. The program is centered on integrating traditional midwifery practices with modern techniques to address maternal and neonatal health challenges. By participating in prenatal care visits, natural gynaecology workshops, and sacred ceremonies, you'll gain hands-on experience in midwifery care and learn from professionals who blend ancestral knowledge with contemporary healthcare practices. As an intern, you'll assist midwives with pat...
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Embark on an internship blending modern healthcare with traditional practices. Tackle challenges, collaborate across cultures, and drive sustainable solutions. This Traditional Medicine Internship in the Amazon offers you the opportunity to work alongside experienced midwives, known as "mamitas," who provide healthcare support in rural and jungle communities. The program is centered on integrating traditional midwifery practices with modern techniques to address maternal and neonatal health challenges. By participating in prenatal care visits, natural gynaecology workshops, and sacred ceremonies, you'll gain hands-on experience in midwifery care and learn from professionals who blend ancestral knowledge with contemporary healthcare practices. As an intern, you'll assist midwives with pat...
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