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Join a medical internship in Vietnam and learn directly from doctors in a hospital department of your choice. You’ll work in a hospital, and see what day-to-day life is like for working doctors. Use your time to add invaluable work experience to your CV and grow your practical knowledge.
Interning in Vietnam will give you an insight into the healthcare challenges developing countries face. Be prepared to see diseases you’ve only read about or seen in documentaries. We’ll teach you how to diagnose and treat them. You can also learn about traditional Vietnamese medicine.
Based in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, you’ll experience living and working in Southeast Asia. Explore in your free time, put on a few pounds eating delicious spring rolls, and enjoy life in Vietnam.
Startdata:
Altijd
Zie dataMinimumduur:
Een Week
Leeftijd:
16 of ouder
You should have completed at least one year of medical related studies or training.
Is the Medicine internship in Vietnam right for me?
Our medical internship in Vietnam will add plenty of work experience to your CV. This is perfect if you’re planning on studying medicine, or you’re a medical student wanting to experience a hospital environment. It’s also useful for interviews. Talk about what you saw and learned, and the challenges you overcame. This will help give your application an extra edge.
You can also use your medical placement to explore different specialisations. Let us know what departments you’re interested in before you go, and we’ll organise it for you.
To do a medical internship in Vietnam, you need to have completed at least one year of medical related studies. The project runs throughout the year. You can join at any time, and stay as long as you like.
What do you do on the Medical Internship in Vietnam?
Your role at your medical placement in Vietnam is strictly observational. These are some of the activities you do during your internship:
- Shadow doctors and nurses on their daily rounds
- Spend time in one or more hospital departments
- Shadow doctors who treat autistic children
- Learn about traditional Vietnamese Medicine
- Attend medical workshops to share presentations on your hospital experiences
Shadow doctors and nurses on their daily rounds
By following doctors and nurses on their rounds, you will get a deeper insight into how medicine is practised. We encourage you to ask questions and take notes to learn as much as possible. This will help you expand your practical medical knowledge, beyond what some textbooks can teach you.
Spend time in one or more hospital departments
The hospitals we work with have different departments. Let us know what departments you’re interested in before you go, and we’ll organise it for you. This is a great way to explore specialisations you’d like to pursue in your career. Please be aware that you’ll need to let us know in advance if you want to work in multiple departments.
Shadow doctors who treat autistic children
One of our placements specialises in acupuncture. Here, you can see how doctors treat autistic children. The analgesia acupuncture department covers many types of surgery such as neck tumors, breast cancer, liver, urology, and gynaecology. If you join this placement, you will develop skills in acupuncture. You can do things like fill syringes with medication, attach electrodes, and more. All of this work is done under strict supervision.
Learn about traditional Vietnamese Medicine
Some of our placements give you the opportunity learn about traditional medicine. Vietnamese traditional medicine is fascinating. We encourage you to learn about it and think about the contrast with modern medicine
Medical Workshops
Once a month we organise medical workshops at our office. This gives you the chance to learn from traditional doctors, guest speakers, and other medical professionals. We also run medical research sessions for you to present on your experiences and watch other interns present. Here you can also train for outreach events and create handouts for the local community.
Types of placements on the Medical Internship in Vietnam
In Vietnam, you join specific hospital departments. These include:
- Surgery
- Internal medicine
- Cardiology
- Pediatrics
- Oncology
- Acupuncture
- Urology
- Gynaecology
- Trauma
- Emergency
- Neurology
- Traditional Medicine
Please be aware that you’ll need to let us know in advance if you want to work in multiple departments during your internship. Feel free to contact us and we can help advise you.
Where you work on the Medical Internship in Vietnam
Hanoi
You’ll work at a hospital in Hanoi. You’ll find that the standard of hospitals here is fairly similar to those back home.
Hanoi is a large, modern city and Vietnam’s capital. You’ll navigate your way through thousands of motorcycles, Vietnam’s primary mode of transport for most people. Follow the delicious smells coming from street food vendors at nearly every corner. Enjoy lunches of spring rolls and Vietnam’s famous pho, a noodle dish with rice, broth, herbs, and chicken or beef.
A typical day on the Medicine internship in Vietnam
Your work will take place during weekdays, and work hours vary depending on where you are placed.
Most mornings start at about 8am. You’ll spend the first half of your day shadowing doctors on their rounds and observing what they do. You’ll break for lunch between 11am and 2pm. After lunch, you’ll return for the next shift and work from 2pm to 4.30pm. Mornings are generally busier than afternoons, as most patients are treated in the morning. Be prepared to have a busy start to each day!
Attend our medical workshops once a month to learn from traditional doctors, guest speakers, and other medical professionals. We also run medical research sessions for you to give presentations on your hospital experiences and listen to other interns. You can also use these sessions to train for outreach events and to create handouts for the local community.
Your weekends will be free for you to explore. Visit spectacular landmarks attractions such as Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can also visit ancient temples, shop till you drop at night markets, drink endless cups of Vietnamese coffee, and sing your heart out at karaoke bars.
What are the aims and impact of this project?
The aim of this internship is to help you get medical work experience in Vietnam and expand your practical medical knowledge.
In addition, you’ll also get involved in medical outreach work. You’ll work in rural areas where regular access to healthcare is limited. You’ll help provide medical care in schools, care centres, and villages, and also raise awareness about healthcare issues facing Vietnam.
We have set the following goals for this project through our Medicine & Healthcare Management Plan:
- Encourage an understanding of medical practices and promote an exchange of medical knowledge
- Improve the quality of healthcare provided to patients
- Improve the quality of specialised or alternative healthcare provided
- Improve hygiene standards
- Improve access to basic healthcare for disadvantaged groups
Professional volunteers and medical electives for students
This project is also ideally suited to professionals interested in using their skills to help, as well as university medical and healthcare elective students.
As a professional, you can be sure we will match your training and expertise to the placement where you are needed most. With your support, we can make an even bigger impact on the local communities we work with.
If you are an elective student, we will organise an elective placement where you can learn as much as possible. We want you gain the knowledge and skills that will begin to shape your professional career.
Read more about volunteering as a professional or taking a healthcare elective as a student.
Management plans
We hebben onze doelen en belangen van onze projecten uitgeschreven in onze Management Plans. Op deze manier kunnen we uitgebreid plannen welk werk moet gebeuren op elk project. Het helpt ook om het werk te meten en te evalueren wat we elk jaar bereikt hebben.
Het is uiteindelijk de bedoeling dat onze Management Plans de projecten effectiever maken. Je gaat daardoor deel uitmaken van een duurzaam project dat impact heeft waar het echt nodig is. Lees meer over onze Management Plans.
Onze impact
Onze projecten zijn opgesteld voor de lange termijn, en er worden elk jaar specifieke doelen vooropgesteld. Elke vrijwilliger en stagiaire helpt met het behalen van deze doelstellingen, hoe lang ze ook helpen op onze projecten.
Elk jaar evalueren we de voortgang in het behalen van de doelstellingen. Daarom hebben we een Global Impact Report opgesteld waar we al onze verwezenlijkingen verzamelen. Kom meer te weten over de impact die onze internationale groep vrijwilligers, stagiaires en staff hebben gemaakt en lees het laatste nieuwe rapport.
Maaltijden en accommodatie
Je gaat bij een gastgezin verblijven in Hanoi. Zij verwelkomen je met open armen in hun huis en delen graag de lokale gewoontes en cultuur met je. Dit is de beste manier om jezelf volledig onder te dompelen in de Vietnamese cultuur en een unieke ervaring te beleven.
We proberen ervoor te zorgen dat je met minstens een andere Projects Abroad vrijwilliger of stagiaire verblijft bij het lokale gastgezin. Jouw kamer is bescheiden maar comfortabel, proper en veilig.
We hebben ook gedeelde accommodatie beschikbaar waar je samen met andere Projects Abroad vrijwilligers en stagiaires kunt verblijven.
De kostprijs van het project is inclusief drie maaltijden per dag.
Lees meer over onze accommodatie.
Weekend en vrijetijdsactiviteiten
Vietnam is een land met een mix aan steden en serene landschappen. De verschillende bezienswaardigheden maken het een prachtige bestemming om te verkennen in je vrije tijd.
Wil je meer te weten komen over de geschiedenis van het land, bezoek dan het Vietnam Museum Ethnology of het National Museum of Vietnamese History. Je vindt er ook het Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, een grote historische plaats in Hanoi.
Als je op zoek bent naar leuke souvenirs, dan kun je deze gemakkelijk vinden op de lokale marktjes. Tijdens de avond worden de straten gevuld met marktjes en straatartiesten. Probeer ook de lokale delicatessen en breng een avond door op restaurant met de andere vrijwilligers.
Ga zeker een keertje buiten de stad, waar je prachtige rijstvelden vindt en even weg kunt zijn van de stedelijke drukte.
We hebben verschillende projecten in Vietnam waar je als vrijwilliger kunt helpen, en de kans is groot dat er heel wat andere vrijwilligers aan het werk zijn samen met jou. Je kunt er samen op uit gaan tijdens je vrije tijd en Vietnam beter leren kennen.
Veiligheid en ondersteuning
Jouw veiligheid heeft onze hoogste prioriteit. We hebben verschillende procedures opgezet zodat jouw ervaring in het buitenland zorgeloos en veilig verloopt. Onze Projects Abroad staff is 24/7 beschikbaar, zowel door de week als tijdens het weekend, om je te ondersteunen en begeleiden. Zij zorgen ervoor dat jij je altijd veilig en comfortabel voelt. Mocht je ergens tegenaan lopen, dan zijn ze altijd beschikbaar om je te helpen.
Lees meer over veiligheid en ondersteuning.
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