International Medical Aid

International Medical Aid places high school, pre-health and health profession students in supervised hospital internships in Mombasa, Kenya and Cusco, Peru, so they can see how medicine works and build the clinical experience their future careers require.

International Medical Aid (IMA) was founded by Roger Voter and Homayon Ghassemi during their final year at Johns Hopkins University. Based in Washington, DC, IMA runs supervised clinical programs at Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital in Mombasa, Kenya and Hospital Nacional Adolfo Guevara Velasco in Cusco, Peru. Interns work beside local doctors, nurses and clinicians, attend a global health lecture series, practice in clinical simulations and join community clinics and school health visits.

Programs run from two to twelve weeks, and most interns stay four to six. Every program includes a shared room in a gated residence with 24/7 security, three meals a day, airport transfers, daily transport to the hospital and staff on call around the clock.

Who we serve

• High school students 16 and older: medical internships for high school students
• Pre-med students and recent graduates: pre-med internships abroad
• Future physician assistants: pre-PA internships
• Nursing students: nursing internships abroad
• Dental students: dental internships abroad
• Midwifery students: midwifery placements
• Physical therapy students: physical therapy internships abroad
• Occupational therapy students: occupational therapy internships
• Optometry students: optometry internships in Kenya
• Radiologic technology students: radiology internships abroad
• Psychology students: psychology internships abroad
• Future dietitians: nutrition internships
• Pre-CRNA and nursing students: CRNA shadowing
• Chiropractic students: chiropractic internships abroad

Families can read more about how our internships work, healthcare internships in Peru, our program residences and the parents guide to medical internships abroad. IMA is also the premier provider of clinical opportunities for high school members of HOSA-Future Health Professionals.