ONG (Setor Social)
Medicine & Healthcare-Nursing internship program in Ghana
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Join our nursing internship program in Ghana with SMWEF and gain hands-on invaluable clinical experience in diverse settings such as public hospitals, community clinics, and private facilities in Ghana. This is an ideal program for students studying nursing and aspiring to seek international clinical exposure in healthcare.
SMWEF Ghana helps you gain hands-on nursing and midwifery experience in hospitals, clinics, and community health centres of Ghana. Our internship programs are well structured and designed for international students and aspiring nurses seeking hands-on practical exposure in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Ghana’s healthcare system faces several challenges, including tuberculosis, maternal and child health issues, HIV/AIDS, chronic diseases, trauma rates and high injury making nursing internship rewarding and meaningful.
Interns work under the guidance of healthcare professionals in public and private hospitals, and community clinics contribute to clinical support, patient care, and health promotion.
Role and Responsibilities of Nursing Interns
- Observing experienced local doctors and nurses and perform routine tasks in various departments at the hospital or clinic settings
- You’ll have the opportunity to learn about various tropical conditions and treatments.
- You’ll take part in school and community outreach to do wound dressing, give talk on basic important health education such as tooth brushing, adolescent Reproductive Health education, etc.
- Assisting with counseling etc.
- Opportunity to observe and work in various departments alongside experienced doctors and nurses.
Our internship program is suitable for:
- A healthcare or life-science student
- A recent graduate seeking practical exposure
- A nursing student or pre-nursing student
- Interested in healthcare delivery in local community settings
- Students looking for real meaningful international work experience and exposure
- Considering a career in global health, midwifery or nursing.
SMWEF Ghana, a registered community based nonprofit organization based in Senya Beraku, Ghana offering a meaningful, exciting, ethical, supervised, low and extremely affordable nursing placement for international students and aspiring healthcare professionals in Ghana.
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Como se voluntariar para esta oportunidade
- Volunteers on this program must be 18 years and above on the program start date and duration.
- Fluent in English
- Volunteers on this program must have at least a high school educational background.
- No prior requirement is required for this program, but medical placement volunteers must have relevant medical training and certification or should be currently studying medicine.
- Volunteers must be able to adapt to the environment and be flexible to learn and experience the culture in Ghana.
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- SMWEF will review your application and respond to you within 24 or within 2 business working days.
- Upon acceptance of application by SMWEF, volunteers must pay a program deposit to the organization to secure placement.
- Our experienced staff will send you your program details and help plan for your trip to Ghana.
