Medical and Healthcare Internships in Tanzania, Africa
If you are looking for valuable hands-on medical experience, there are possibilities in the hospitals in Arusha. As a medical intern, you will also be able to work at rural health posts and community clinics. Participants spend the majority of their internship working as an assistant to a doctor/healthcare professional. Work responsibilities vary with your education, skills, and previous experience. Interns interested in joining this internship must have health care certification, such as an ID as a medical student, EMT or paramedic certification, or nursing or physician's credentials.
Medical interns without credentials are not allowed to work in this program because of the potential liability risk. Job responsibilities of interns vary with education, skills, experience, and qualifications. Interns measure blood pressure, temperature, height, weight, as well as assist doctors. Interns may also help in health camps, distribute medication, advice patients about health, nutrition and sanitation as well as council patients and possibly participate in the treatment of minor injuries and wounds or maintain journals.
Work is from 20-30 hours per week. Volunteers are accommodated in a separate room at the orphanage or
For more information please contact Maasai International Challenge Africa: e-mail info@micatz.org or view the profiles below.
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Maasai International Challenge Africa (MICA)
Maasai International Challenge Africa (MICA)
MICATZ also facilitates opportunities for individuals, students, groups and gap-year students. Adventure holidays, wildlife programs, language and cultural experience programs such as Swahili Language Study Abroad are also offered. The month-long orientation includes intensive language study.
Medical Volunteer Program in Kenya with micatz
Maasai International Challenge Africa (MICA)
The girls are selected through a number of different networks and are either recovered from the forced labor- or sex trade, abandoned by their families or have escaped abusive relationships
Medical placement in Ghana with micatz
Maasai International Challenge Africa (MICA)
As health authorities in Ghana are seriously working hard to improve the health system in Ghana, so as MICATZ-Ghana has taking it upon ourselves to assist with the improvement of the health services in Ghana
