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Medicine Volunteer Placements Abroad

Company : Gap Medics Ltd
Activities : Work Placements / Medical, Health, Medicine / Media / Journalism Work Experience
Countries : Caribbean / India / Tanzania
Location : St Lucia, India and Tanzania

Info

Gap Medics offers international hospital experience and medical volunteer projects for 16-25 year olds.

Getting into Medical school is highly competitive with as many as sixteen students applying for just one university place.

In the highly competitive field of medicine you can be sure that everyone applying has the potential to obtain top grades so it becomes even more important that you have something that will elevate your application above the rest.

Nursing work experience student helps brighten a patient's day in paediatrics

Work experience is a pre requisite for nearly all med schools and should be considered just as important as your grades, personal statement and medical school interviews. Medical school will teach you everything you need to become a doctor but med school admissions want to see you have the communication skills, caring nature and work ethic that will make you an asset to both their university and in your future career as a doctor.

Work experience is almost always discussed at medical school interviews with an emphasis on exploring your motivation to study medicine and what medical work experience has taught you.

A hospital placement may also reaffirm your desire to study medicine and many of our students return from our medical experience projects with a renewed aspiration to secure a place in med school.

Gap Medics specialise in clinical hospital experiences, offering 24/7 support both in the UK and overseas, as well as limited positions within our Gap medics houses. We give you an opportunity to get real medical experience and learn about healthcare in the developing world. You will witness a wide variety of clinical cases and perhaps most importantly see what it feels like to work in a medical environment.

Combine medical work experience with the greatest travel adventure there is.

Duration

Minimum 2 weeks

Start Dates

Any weekend at anytime of the year

Costs / Benefits

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