Medical Volunteering Abroad
Medical volunteering can give you the edge in the notoriously competitive field of medicine. This experience can take a number of forms but an increasingly popular option is overseas medical volunteering, whether a shorter term placement or a longer term internship or elective format. An appreciation and understanding of the challenges facing the medical industry in developing countries is a key attribute of a successful medic, whilst the contribution to a community that you will be able to make through a hard working placement will be significant.
What forms can your medical volunteering take?
Your medical placement and the work you could be involved in will depend on your personal preferences but also closely on any specialist skills or specific experience you may have.
The possibilities for work activities on a medical volunteering project are wide ranging and could include such programmes as health awareness raising and workshops, medical administration and clerical work, outreach work, or shadowing and working closely with doctors and nurses.
With so many different possible options available to you, including both wide ranging and specific work programmes and projects for those with limited experience as well as those with a significant amount of medical background, you are sure to be able to find the ideal project placement on which you will enjoy and acquire your intended skills and experience.
Where can your medical volunteering take place?
You could be based in a number of different project locations including schools and orphanages, community outposts, medical clinics or hospitals, and in any number of different departments.
Travel to the bustling and vibrant cities of the Americas where music and colour come to life in juxtaposition to the unseen and deprived parts of the region where medical outreach and health awareness projects represent an invaluable resource to the local communities.
Your medical volunteering project in Africa will reach deep into the heart of the community, where your project work will be most effective and impacting and make a lasting contribution to the welfare of the neediest parts of the community.
A medical internship or work placement in Asia or Australasia and the South Pacific could be a strong addition to your CV and work experience, giving you the opportunity to not just make provisions for the community in which you are placed but also take positive steps towards the fulfilment of your intended career.
Medical volunteering with Frontier
With successful ongoing partnerships around the world, Frontier is uniquely placed to offer you a range of medical and health volunteer projects to add an extra dimension to your travelling and to your CV.
If you would like to discuss the options available for your medical volunteering then do not hesitate to contact us or apply online, and we’ll be happy to talk you through the process and the next steps.
With exciting developments and volunteer and project news and updates, as well as the chance to chat to other volunteers, make sure you keep in touch and up to date with Frontier on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Check out our medical volunteering internships and find out how you can get involved:
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As a Fiji medical volunteer you will gain essential experience working on the delivery of vital healthcare services to the island communities of this dazzling and compelling destination.
latest review ..."My time is Fiji has been excellent from the word go (or Bula)! I am staying with a lovely h..."
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Australasia
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Medical
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4 week +
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FJH
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As a Fiji healthcare volunteer you will work to promote a positive lasting change in the health and lives of the people of Fiji in this dazzling and compelling destination.
latest review ..."Everything is going really well in Fiji!! The family i live with literallly are my family no..."
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Australasia
Activity:
Community
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4 week +
Project Code:
FJC
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Experience a varied and in-depth internship from which you will gain a greater appreciation and understanding of the challenges facing the medical professionals in a country such as India.
latest review ..."Before completing my 2nd year at university in Medicine I was recommended to look for some releva..."
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Asia
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Medical
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4 weeks +
Project Code:
INM
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Help to promote health awareness amongst rural people and decrease the prevalence of endemic diseases in Uganda, a land of natural beauty and welcoming culture, known as the “Pearl of Africa”.
latest review ..."I have had an amazing time in Uganda and staying with all of you. I have indeed enjoyed my time w..."
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Africa
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Medical
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2 week +
Project Code:
UGH
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Become an integral part of the HIV and health programme in Malawi as you help those affected directly and indirectly by HIV/AIDS to live a normal life.
latest review ..."In the summer of 2008 I wanted to visit Africa and do some volunteer work and being a medical stu..."
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Africa
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Medical
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4 weeks +
Project Code:
MHH
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Provide these underprivileged youngsters with mentorship and friendship and give them the support and positive direction they need and deserve, as well as enjoying this vibrant and magical city.
latest review ..."The first two weeks were spent volunteering in a school in the favela of Julio Ontoni, Rio de Jan..."
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The Americas
Activity:
Community
Duration:
4 weeks +
Project Code:
BZC
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Combine learning with hands-on activities in this placement that will give you essential and exciting experience for your career. Work with the local community in a country of awesome beauty.
latest review ..."The professionalism of the staff, the volunteer work, and housing accommodation all exceeded our..."
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Africa
Activity:
Medical
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2 weeks +
Project Code:
KEH
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Work at a health centre that offers the local community a complete medical and healthcare service when normally they would receive none - perfect for people hoping to go into medicine.
latest review ..."‘It is 6am and I am awoken by the sound of a women ringing a bell to mark the time of sunri..."
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Asia
Activity:
Medical
Duration:
4 weeks +
Project Code:
NMC
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Further your medical experience by working alongside doctors, nurses, and lab staff as they provide 24-hour care to the Kenyan community in this beautiful region of Africa.
latest review ..."I travelled to Mombasa, on the coast of Kenya, to work for one month in a local hospital, staying..."
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Africa
Activity:
Medical
Duration:
2 weeks +
Project Code:
KHB
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Make a huge impact on the local community and get involved in the vital aspects of making it stronger and better! Work with some of the friendliest people on Earth.
latest review ..."Ghana is incredible! At the start of my trip i needed a bit of time to get used to the different..."
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Africa
Activity:
Teaching
Duration:
2 week +
Project Code:
GHO
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