Our medical placements in Cambodia for high school students are perfect for you if you want to add medical work experience to your CV. It may also help you decide if medicine is the right career path for you.
Medical work experience for teenagers in Cambodia will also give you interesting points to talk about in applications and interviews. You’ll be able to talk about different medical specialties, as well as the insight you got into healthcare practices in a developing country. You don’t need previous experience to join, as this internship is strictly observational. The focus is on learning.
We’ll teach you how to diagnose and treat the diseases you see, and you’ll be able to ask questions and take notes. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend lectures at the hospital. This High School Special runs over fixed dates, and you can choose the trip that best fits your schedule. Each trip runs for two, three, or four weeks at a time.
Observe the work of professional medical staff
Since this internship is mainly observational, you’ll have the opportunity to shadow medical staff in many different departments. By doing so, you’ll be exposed to many different fields of medicine, which may even influence the direction you’ll take with a specialisation someday.
A few of the medical fields you’ll learn about include:
- Physiotherapy
- Family planning
- Eye health
- Cancer treatments
There is much to be learnt from observing medical professionals as they work. Keep your pen and notebook close as you shadow medical staff around the hospital. You’ll see how the staff engage with patients, and which instruments they use when examining patients.
You’ll also see the state of medical facilities in a developing country, and observe illnesses or diseases you don’t see in your home country. Doctors will teach you how to diagnose and treat these illnesses.
We encourage you to ask questions and learn as much as you can. At the end of each day the group will have a reflection session to review what they observed and have further opportunities to ask medical staff about what they have seen.
Attend lectures and workshops from medical professionals
To help you prepare for a future in medicine, you’ll sit in on lectures at a teaching hospital. You’ll join local medical students to see what it will be like once you start studying. These lessons will build your practical medical knowledge and teach you basic medical skills.
You will have more than one opportunity to take part in workshops aimed at expanding your medical knowledge. Workshops will give you hands-on training for skills like suturing, taking blood pressure and vital signs. Some of these skills will be used during the medical outreaches. The group will also join lectures to learn about the medical system, tropical diseases, and typical ailments or cases found in Cambodia.
Support medical outreach events
Part of our Medical Internship for high school students in Cambodia includes giving you a chance to gain practical experience. To ensure that disadvantaged communities receive basic healthcare services, we organise medical outreaches. You will help healthcare professionals here. On a medical outreach, you will:
- Check people’s temperature
- Assist with weight checks
- Take blood pressure readings
- Help distribute medicine
All work is supervised and we have medical professionals on hand to assist with any questions. You’ll also support preventative medicine activities by running workshops and lessons about health issues.
Experience life in Cambodia and form lifelong friendships
Evenings and weekends in Cambodia are jam-packed with social activities and sightseeing. With a group of teenagers your age, you’ll travel and explore under the supervision of our staff.
