Medicine in Ghana
Our medical work experience placements in Ghana are based in hospitals
and clinics in Cape Coast and Takoradi. We deliberately choose regional
hospitals in towns rather than small rural clinics so that you can
gain experience in a broad range of departments during your time
with us.
When you arrive, you will meet your project supervisor who will
chat to you about previous experience and any interests or medical
fields that you would like to gain more experience in.
Your supervisor will then organise a programme for you to spend
time in various departments. You will then spend time shadowing
doctors and medical professionals in these departments, following
them on ward visits and learning all you can. If your time with
us permits it may be possible for you to arrange to spend time in
a department that you are particularly interested in. Theatre, A
& E and Paediatrics always the most popular departments.
You will be working in a hospital with similar departments to the
hospitals you might have visited at home however, the biggest difference
will be the medical conditions and treatments you will see.
Malaria will be by far the most common illness you will see, along
with other tropical illness such as Typhoid and Hepatitis. As Ghana
does not have the same levels of sanitation as we are fortunate
to have you will also become experienced in the treatment of intestinal
parasites and dysentery.
Medical care in Ghana is not free. Sadly you will also become accustomed
to doctors making diagnoses without tools we take for granted such
as x-rays because the patient simply can't afford them. You will
also see doctors powerless to treat some patients because they can't
afford to buy the medicines.
Many of the hospitals have links with small rural clinics so if
your time with us permits, we'll arrange for you to spend time on
a rural outreach clinic, usually a rural inoculation programme.
A medical programme in Ghana really is a great opportunity to gain
experience you couldn't have hoped for at home. You will see medical
conditions and their treatment that you probably would only have
read about during your studies and are rarely likely to see in your
career.
Read
about Jonny and Rachael's medical project in Ghana Click
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Many of our volunteers combine this project with our HIV
Awareness and Counselling Project or orphanage
work.
This project is not just for budding medical students, this programme
may also be suitable for those about to study:
- Nursing
- Physiotherapy
- Dentistry
Contact us to chat about which
programme would be best for you
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Costs in
All costs shown above are for one month. Additional months can
be added for £595.
You choose your start date but spaces throughout the year are limited
so reserve your space now.
What's included?
Why are some dates cheaper than others? Our
pricing policy explained.
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