International Medical Internships in Uganda

Internships vary from working for public health initiatives, to conducting medical research or working within healthcare facilities such as: midwifery, physiotherapy, medical, radiography, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing. Many interns have the opportunity to shadow healthcare professionals and learn about their work. Interns may help provide care for pediatric patients in underfunded hospitals, draft reports and articles about healthcare topics or learn about traditional medicine and alternative treatments, carryout health outreach in the communities, and tend to administrative work.

ASTCF’s internships in health and medical care provide participants both valuable career experience in public outreach, medical research, or patient care, and an opportunity to make a difference. Internships display to medical schools and employers that the intern has a strong commitment to healthcare and the real-life skills necessary to succeed in this challenging field.

Hospitals are often poorly resourced with underpaid medical staff. As a medical intern, you are sure to see a huge gulf in medical standards between the developed and developing worlds. This, combined with a lack of experience and funds to pay for routine medical treatment often causes the patients you see to have advanced illnesses and conditions now rarely treated in the developed world.

Give yourself an edge over the competition in the workforce by experiencing a medical internship in a private practice, clinic, laboratory or hospital setting. For those looking to become doctors, nurses, or for valuable hands-on medical experience before committing to your career or any specialty in the medical field, ASTCF internships offer one of the few ways to enhance your education and get real world experience working alongside healthcare professionals.

Pre-med interns usually start by observing the doctors and nurses. If you can demonstrate a good understanding of local medical conditions and are trusted by the local staff, you may be given more to do. The role of interns who already have some medical experience also varies and it is important to build a good relationship with the local medical staff. You can contribute towards community projects during a gap year, career break or during holiday time. Therefore, your exact role within the hospital or clinic will depend on your level of medical experience, as well as the enthusiasm and effort that you show to the local staff.

This is a valuable opportunity to learn about different medical techniques or honing your own learning
Gain real world experiences and knowledge sets
Give back to the local community in a meaningful manner

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