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We offer amazing opportunities to work with local healthcare professionals to learn unique approaches to low-resource healthcare. Encounter everything from unusually late-stage conditions, to tropical diseases. You'll also use, develop, and acquire skills when adjusting to new practices. You can be highly specific with your specialism, whether it's in ER, Anaesthetics, Neonatal Intensive Care, or HIV counselling - you can rotate through a variety of departments. Work the World

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Program type

All programs

Regions
Countries

Requirements

Duration
  • 2 weeks - 1 month
  • 1-3 months
  • 3-6 months
Student status required
Yes
Type of student status required
  • Undergraduate/college
Language notes
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Application process
There is no application process. Internships are only available to those on a clinical degree.

Pricing

Price range
  • $1001-$2500
  • $2501-$5000
Price includes
  • Accommodation
  • Airport pick-up
  • Language classes
  • Meals
  • Orientation

Organization details

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Work the World

Work the World specializes in creating customized overseas healthcare internships in Cambodia, Vietnam, Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, Peru, Mexico, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and The Philippines. Our destinations provide unique learning experiences in healthcare systems across the developing world.

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