Medical volunteer programs abroad
Are you interested in medical volunteer work and considering a career in this field? With us you will find various medical volunteer programs in developing countries where you can volunteer abroad. Get involved in one of our international medical projects and gain comprehensive experience – professionally, socially and culturally!
Requirements for medical volunteer work abroad
However, it is important to note that your Volunteering abroad in the medical field is usually only possible with proven previous knowledge. Medical care can be very complex and requires specific expertise to make diagnoses, create treatment plans and correctly administer medications.
In this way, you can provide the doctors and nursing staff with the best possible support based on your skills. To ensure the safety and well-being of patients, volunteers must have the necessary medical knowledge and skills. Insufficient specialist knowledge could endanger patients.
Discover a world full of medical possibilities: internship abroad without any previous knowledge
Do you have no previous medical experience, but would you still like to work in this area? Then think about it Internship to complete with us. This serves as professional orientation and therefore does not require any special prior knowledge. You will get an overview of the different departments and their specific areas of responsibility, but you will mainly observe and will not be able to carry out many tasks independently.
Combine education and adventure: Meet the university requirements and complete your internship or practical year abroad
Or are you about to start your medical studies and need to do an orientation or compulsory internship such as Nursing internship abroad complete? In this context, we recommend that you clarify with your university in advance whether certain content and focuses are required so that the Recognition of the nursing internship In the end, everything at the university went smoothly. In most cases, however, it is possible to meet your university's requirements.
Are you looking for an opportunity at the same time as yours clerkship to gain international experience? Then our numerous placements and volunteer programs offer you the perfect opportunity!
A pair of Practical year abroad offers aspiring doctors a unique opportunity to gain international experience, deepen their medical knowledge and gain new perspectives on the healthcare system. It is a phase of medical education that usually takes place in the final year of study and allows students to gain practical experience in various medical disciplines.
Voluntary services serve the personal and professional orientation and further training of volunteers and at the same time have the aim of making a contribution to the common good. The most well-known forms include this Voluntary Social Year (FSJ), the Voluntary Ecological Year (FÖJ) and the Federal Voluntary Service (BFD) in Germany as well as international programs such as the European Voluntary Service (EFD) as part of the European Union's Erasmus+ program.
Volunteer areas of activity for medicine
Popular projects
Greece | Hospital & doctor's office
from 4 - 16 weeks (June - September)
from 18 years
Sri Lanka | Hospital & doctor's office
from 4 - 24 weeks
from 18 years
Uganda | Hospital & doctor's office
from 4 - 52 weeks
from 18 years
India | medicine & care
from 4 - 12 weeks
from 18 years
Ghana | obstetrics
from 4 - 52 weeks
from 17 years
Tanzania & Zanzibar | medicine & care
from 4 - 52 weeks
from 18 years
Medical volunteer work abroad: Get involved in healthcare facilities worldwide
Volunteering at a clinic abroad offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable healthcare experience while making a positive impact in communities that may be in urgent need of medical care.
Working in a hospital or doctor's office
Medical facilities in many countries often suffer from staff shortages for financial reasons. In order to compensate for the shortages, your voluntary work is in hospitals or medical practices always very welcome of course. Get involved in improving the local healthcare system and benefit from this valuable experience yourself.
Working in a clinic abroad allows you to gain practical work experience in a professional medical environment while you look over your colleagues' shoulders during volunteering, assist them or even take on tasks independently, thereby developing your professional skills and Gain interesting insights into international medical practices in developing countries or other countries in Europe.
In this area we offer you a wide range of opportunities and you can get involved not only in hospitals, but also in the areas of neurology or psychology, for example. Volunteering allows you to network with healthcare professionals such as nurses and other volunteers, which can be beneficial for your future career. Networks can help you find mentors, get recommendations, and explore career opportunities.
obstetrics
Even if it's in the territory of obstetrics great progress has been made in recent years, many women in our target countries give birth to their children at home because of the high costs of treatment or the poor accessibility of hospitals - without medical care and often in hygienically precarious conditions.
Through your volunteer work in the medical field, you can play a small part in alleviating this problem. Support the midwives in childbirth and in the care and medical care of mothers in Africa or in another country. Through intercultural and professional exchange with the staff, you will also enrich their everyday life in the maternity ward and at the same time you can gain specialist knowledge and intercultural skills yourself.
Physical therapy
Even in ancient times, certain movements, massages, heat treatments and baths were used to relieve pain. Today is the Physical therapy a medical healing method that has become indispensable. Support physiotherapists abroad during your medical volunteer work and gain extensive professional experience.
Your tasks are usually very practice-oriented and vary depending on your previous knowledge and the needs of the patients. Because your assignment takes place abroad, you also have the opportunity to get to know culturally special methods, such as relaxation exercises from Shiatsu or Tai Chi in Africa, Ghana, and can thus expand your professional and intercultural horizons.
dentistry
Are you more interested in dentistry? Then get involved in one of our placements in this area and gain exciting insights into the everyday tasks that arise in a dental practice. Depending on your skills, you can assist the dentists, for example with root canal treatments, dentures, crowns, prostheses or periodontal treatments as well as with examinations and diagnoses.
As a volunteer, you can also help teach patients about proper oral hygiene to prevent oral diseases and explain the importance of regular check-ups.
Medical placements abroad for doctors and medical students
The scope and intensity of your tasks varies in the healthcare sector depending on your previous knowledge, professional qualifications and work experience. It is advisable for doctors and medical students to find out exactly about the special requirements in the project descriptions that are necessary for their participation.
Medical students in particular have the opportunity to complete their internship or practical year with Rainbow Garden Village abroad and thus gain valuable experience in the field of health in Africa, Europe or Asia.
