Medical Internships & Sightseeing Trips for teens

Join our medical volunteering/internship in Ghana for teenagers and gain work experience by shadowing doctors in a clinical setting. You’ll also get involved in doing health checks during outreaches. We’ll teach you about the diseases and conditions you’ll see, and how to diagnose and treat them. This is great experience to add to your resume, which could help your future career.

You’ll also gain plenty of practical experience in Ghana. During outreaches, you’ll treat minor wounds, and measure blood sugar and blood pressure levels. Doctors and nurses then use this information to diagnose patients and recommend further treatment if needed. You’ll also help raise awareness of disease and how to prevent it.

You’ll live and work in or outside Kumasi with a group your age, and stay with a local host family. When you’re not working, we’ve organized plenty of social and cultural activities to keep you busy, along with weekend trips. Throughout it all, OGVO staff will be by your side.

This volunteering/internship is perfect if you’re a young student considering a future career in medicine. You’ll get medical work experience by shadowing doctors on their rounds, and participating in outreaches. This will give your resume an extra edge, and give you interesting points to talk about in applications and interviews.  

Not only will this volunteering/internship give you the opportunity to see if medicine is a good fit for you, but you’ll also be able to help those living in underprivileged communities. This will demonstrate your commitment to medicine.

You don’t need previous experience to join. We’ll teach you everything you need to know once you arrive. OGVO supervisors will also be by your side every step of the way, and they’ll supervise your work.

You’ll work and travel with other teenagers who are interested in the medical field. Together, you’ll learn, have fun, and explore the culture and country, along with OGVO staff.

As a teenage medical volunteer/intern in Ghana, you’ll split your time between shadowing doctors and doing outreach work out in the community. Here are a few of the tasks you’ll be involved in:

- Assist professional medical staff as they provide free health checks during community outreaches

- Observe the work of qualified doctors as they treat patients in a local hospital or clinic

- Learn more about Ghanaian culture while exploring the country and interacting with the locals

- Spend time with other high school students who have similar interests and aspirations as you

Your work will be split into three areas:

Observe the work of qualified doctors as they treat patients in a local hospital or clinic

One day a week, you’ll do observation work in a hospital setting. You’ll shadow doctors and nurses as they go about their day-to-day activities. You’ll watch them consult and treat patients, and complete follow-up consultations with previous patients. This will give you a better idea of what it will be like as a practicing doctor.

We encourage you to ask questions and take notes, so you can learn as much as possible from observing.

Assist professional medical staff as they provide free health checks during community outreaches

Most of your time will be spent working at medical outreaches in communities and schools. You’ll be involved in more hands-on work during these outreaches. These include:

- Dressing wounds

- Carrying out health checks, like measuring blood sugar and blood pressure levels

- Giving malaria tests

- Making presentations on common health issues.

Explore Ghana with other high school students who have similar interests to you

You’ll spend every day working and traveling alongside other teenagers from around the world. An interest in medicine is something you’ll all have in common.

When you’re not working, your supervisors will ensure there are plenty of social and cultural activities to keep you busy, along with weekend trips. You’ll soak up the sun at the beach, observe the wildlife at national parks, and learn about the country’s history at national museums. You’ll sample authentic Ghanaian food and haggle with traders at their local markets.

The main goal of this project is to give you the opportunity to learn and gain practical medical work experience.

You’ll learn by observing doctors and nurses on their rounds. You’ll see firsthand what their day-to-day work involves, which may help you decide if a medical career is the right fit for you. 

You’ll get practical experience working on outreaches. In Ghana, basic healthcare services are often unavailable for people in rural, under-resourced areas. They either can’t afford treatment or live too far away from hospitals and clinics. We go into these communities to provide free, basic medical care.

We’ll teach you basic medical skills, like measuring blood pressure and blood sugar levels. You’ll use these skills to help patients. This is a great way to give back, and demonstrate your commitment to medicine at the same time.    

Gain medical work experience in Ghana and help bring healthcare to communities in need, while building your medical knowledge.

Volunteers will be immersed in a new culture while exploring new regions, encountering new flora and fauna, as well as making new international friends. You will visit breathtaking beaches, see historical sites, visit museums, shop at amazing markets, eat delicious cuisine, and just soak up all your time in Ghana.