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Medical Internships in Ghana

Our Medicine internships in Ghana are based in Accra, Cape Coast, Koforidua, Kumasi, and the Akuapem Hills. In Accra, Cape Coast, and Kumasi you will be based in a bustling city hospital working with patients who have a wide range of ailments. In the busy town of Koforidua and in the Akuapem Hills you will intern in one of the local hospitals dealing with all types of conditions.

When you first arrive at the hospital you will discuss your work schedule with your Projects Abroad coordinator and the internship supervisor. Most interns choose to spend time in a variety of departments such as accident and emergency, pediatrics, maternity, pharmacy, physical therapy, and surgery.

In the operating room

The hospitals provide an excellent backdrop for learning about medical practices in another country. You will see conditions that are unusual in Europe and North America such as malaria and typhoid.

Medicine interns in all regions also take part in regular medical outreach work that involves treating children with minor wounds or illnesses from small villages. Sometimes interns pay a visit to orphanages for basic check ups. If you are interested in Public Health you can do this outreach work full time on our Public Health Project.

Anyone interested in working with HIV and AIDS patients could instead join our HIV/AIDS Project based in a hospital in Accra and including community outreach work.

"In certain departments I felt I benefited the hospital - the ward, laboratory, outpatients - by helping with the workload. In other areas - operating theatres - it was more of a work experience placement where I benefited from the experience I was gaining. Above all, it was great to be able to choose which departments I worked in and for how long."
Rachel Archer, Medicine & Healthcare Intern in Ghana

             

Physical Therapy, Nursing, Midwifery, and Dentistry Internships in Ghana

Medical outreach in GhanaProjects Abroad offers Physical Therapy, Nursing, Midwifery, and Dentistry internships throughout Ghana.

In Accra, our interns work in a large Police hospital in the neighborhood known as Danquah Circle. Nursing and dentistry internships are available for you here. Midwifery interns will be placed at the Sakumono Community Hospital, a small local hospital that specializes in surgical and maternity care.

In Cape Coast, the Central Regional Hospital has options for physical therapists, nurses, midwives, dentists, and general medical interns. It is one of the most modern hospitals in Ghana with a wide range of departments and lots of new equipment.

In Koforidua, the city’s regional hospital is a large state-run hospital that offers placements to anyone with skills or an interest in Physical Therapy, Nursing, Midwifery, and Dentistry

In the semi-rural Akuapem Hills, the hospital is smaller, but still has a range of different departments where interns can work. Small village clinics in Ghana often lack even basic healthcare facilities, so you the hospital services a large and any many of the patients will have travelled a long way to reach a hospital with the facilities they need.

In Kumasi, medical interns work in one of six busy city hospitals serving between them over 1.5 million people. You can focus on a range of specialties, including Nursing, Midwifery, and Dentistry.

 

Elective Internships in Ghana

interning in Ghana

You can do an Elective Internship in Ghana in Medicine, Physical therapy, Nursing, Midwifery, or Dentistry.

If you wish to do your elective in Ghana, you will have a choice of a large hospital in a city or interning in a more rural setting. You will shadow one of our supervisors who all speak English and are very experienced at working with western medical students. They will be eager to test out your medical knowledge as well as give you the benefit of their training and experience.

Outside of the hospital you will live with a local host family. There is plenty to do in whichever region of Ghana you are located and, as our most popular destination, there will always be a large Projects Abroad volunteer and intern community to get to know.