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Medical Internships in Togo

Doctor outside the hospitalProjects Abroad offers medical internships in hospitals, clinics, and HIV/AIDS centers located in the Togolese capital of Lomé. Whether you are on your gap year, a medical student, or a trained professional, you will have the chance to work in a wide range of medical settings with Projects Abroad in Togo. As an intern you will gain a full experience of medical work in a developing country, including the opportunity to see a wide variety of treatments and surgical procedures and give much needed support to patients.

Upon arrival, you will meet the Projects Abroad Medical Coordinator, who will act as your supervisor. He will introduce you at the hospital or clinic, discuss your interests with you, and confirm your schedule in agreement with the medical staff at the hospital or clinic for the duration of your stay.

Your role is that of an intern. The hospitals where we work provide an excellent backdrop for learning and improving your medicine and healthcare skills. You will find yourself coming into contact with conditions on almost a daily basis that you would not normally see in Europe or North America, such as malaria and typhoid. 

Interns with no experience in the medical field are welcome to join us and work with doctors and nurses in small private clinics. Interns can learn from consultations, observe minor surgeries, and spend time in the laboratory and pediatric and maternity wards. There is also the option to intern at HIV/AIDS centers, which give free treatment and consultations to patients. Here interns help to raise awareness and teach about safety, acceptance, and tolerance.

Interns who have medical experience can also work at one of two public hospitals. There is the opportunity to work in a variety of departments including pediatrics, psychiatry/psychotherapy, dentistry, radiology, obstetrics, maternity, ENT, dermatology, chemical pathology, orthopedics, pathology, hematology, anaesthesia, and neurology.

Interns on all medical related projects in Togo need a good level of French. Most of the staff and patients do not speak English and it is vital that you can understand and communicate in French while you are working in the hospital.

 

  

Internships in Nursing, Midwifery, and Dentistry in Togo

Hospital in Lome

Interns who have started studying nursing, midwifery, or dentistry can join a specific medical project in that field. You will be based in the relevant department of the university hospital in Lomé. You will work alongside professionals who will teach you all about their specialist areas who will benefit in return from your experience.

 

Medical Elective Internships in Togo

If you are currently a medical student you can do your Medical Elective in Togo in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, or Dentistry.

Most Elective interns in Togo will work in a large hospital in the capital of Lomé. You will shadow your French speaking supervisor who will be eager to test out your medical knowledge and experience as well as give you the benefit of their training and knowledge.

Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy in Togo

You also can sign up for a Physical Therapy or Speech Therapy internship in Togo.

All medical interns live with a local host family who provide all your meals outside of your normal working hours. When you finish work there is plenty to do in Lomé, with the beach never far away, as well as plenty of restaurants and local live music venues.

The medical projects in Togo are available for two weeks if you don't have time to join us for a month or more. These project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for short term volunteering for both the host community and the volunteer. Although you will gain a valuable cultural insight and work intensely within the hospital or center please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone volunteering for a longer period.