If you are a 2nd or 3rd year student in the medical field, consider one of our medical internships abroad to make your resume more competitive, to gain a more global perspective, and learn through a diverse array of hands-on experiences!
If you are an undergraduate student in the medical field, with a major such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, or physical therapy, one of our medical internships for undergraduates will be perfect for you!
All of our medical internships for undergraduate students give students the opportunity to gain credits toward university in addition to valuable field experience.
The global aspect of these internships and cultural immersion they provide offer the added benefit of personal growth, as well as improved medical and communication skills. You will increase your understanding of the medical field and its interaction with global humanitarian issues by learning to work in a healthcare system completely different from yours!
By fulfilling your medical internship in developing countries, you will be able to make a difference to assist underserved communities.
We offer valuable global medical internships for pre-med, nursing, and physical therapy undergraduate students.
| Type of internship | Pre-med | Physical therapy or kinesiology | Nursing- clinical | Nursing- non clinical | Preventive care |
| Short description | Shadowing and assisting medical staff | Work with patients and implement rehabilitation plans | Interact with patients and assist nurses in a variety of specialized fields | Community health outreach, larger-scale public health projects, or medical research | Community health outreach, education, workshops, community support |
Our pre-med internships for undergraduate students are geared toward shadowing and assisting the medical staff in their daily tasks (such as medical reports, meal administration, and enacting the patients’ recovery plans).
In our physical therapy and kinesiology internships for undergraduates, you will get the opportunity to learn about therapy techniques, gain a deeper understanding of kinesiology and anatomy through hands-on experience, be able to work with patients, and work on the implementation of their rehabilitation plans.
We offer nursing internships for undergraduate nursing students with interests in both clinical and non-clinical applications of their nursing skills.
Our clinical internships for undergraduate nursing students cover a wide range of specializations, catering toward nursing students with varying goals. This is a great way to try out a nursing pathway that you are considering and see if it’s right for you! It is also a great opportunity to improve your interpersonal skills to prepare yourself for your career, with the added benefit of learning to adapt and care for patients in diverse environments and situations.
Our clinical nursing internships offer the opportunity to interact directly with patients in a healthcare clinic or hospital in one of the following fields:
Our non-clinical undergraduate nursing internships allow students to apply their skills outside of a direct-to-patient setting. Interns can:
Many global nursing internships give students the opportunity to work in disadvantaged rural communities, where you will be able to make a meaningful impact through your healthcare assistance.
Another option is to choose an HIV prevention internship abroad. HIV prevention internships allow interns to engage with local communities by organizing and implementing outreach initiatives, creating workshops to educate the public, and working with medical professionals to provide support.
Learn more about medical internships in our medical internships guide.
Learn more about nursing internships in our nursing internships guide.
Can’t decide where to go? Here are a few ideas of countries that provide unique and enriching internship opportunities- in addition to amazing opportunities for cultural immersion:
Peru is also a popular location for those looking to work high volumes of patients in busy urban hospitals, and offers a wide range of internship opportunities, including hospitals with limited resources to meet the needs of patients. Experience a fast-paced medical environment and learn about traditional medicine surrounded by a beautiful natural setting.
Sri Lanka’s healthcare system is one of the most advanced in South Asia. With large patient loads, Sri Lanka is a great place to learn about global healthcare systems.
Tanzania is a popular location for undergraduate medical internships because students have the opportunity to work with rural communities that are in need of healthcare, disease prevention, and has many options for community health outreach programs.
With an undergraduate medical internship in India, interns can choose to work in high-tech urban hospitals, or at medical clinics in rural areas. The high-volume of patients in busier hospitals gives interns the opportunity to improve their skills at a faster pace.
Undergraduate medical internships in Nepal give students the chance to work with resource-limited hospitals that need your assistance, and to serve a diverse range of patients, including underserved populations. Your help will be greatly valued and your experiences will broaden your perspective.
When selecting locations for undergraduate medical internships, searching with a humanitarian focus allows you to discover meaningful experiences that will make an impact on patients and local communities. Key priorities in selecting an impactful humanitarian medical internship are focusing on destinations with small hospitals where resources are limited, rural communities, and communities in need of disease-prevention services.
Open to both nursing students and students in the general medical field, this internship allows students to assist healthcare professionals in multidisciplinary hospitals that work with a diverse range of patients from varying socioeconomic backgrounds, including those that are not able to afford healthcare. These hospitals have limited staff and resources, and your assistance will be able to make an impactful difference in the care of the families you help to assist.
More information about the program over here!
This internship program offers a variety of specializations at local hospitals and medical centers, including general medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, dentistry, and psychology. You will have the opportunity to work with patients with diverse or advanced diseases, as well as be able to educate patients/community members about preventative health practices. This humanitarian internship allows undergraduate students to work with healthcare professionals to provide healthcare to impoverished communities.
More information about the program over here!
This internship in Galle, Sri Lanka gives medical students the opportunity to intern with a public hospital with some of the most advanced medical technology in South Asia. With a variety of options for nursing and physiotherapy students, this program’s internships offer a variety of medical specializations and give interns the ability to focus on two specializations of their choice. This is a great opportunity to learn in a global healthcare setting with advanced technology!
More information about the program over here!
This medical internship program in Tanzania is adapted to each intern based on their goals and skills, as well as the needs of the local healthcare facilities in Moshi. They have several partner hospitals, clinics, and dispensaries where interns can be placed to support in either clinical care or community health and education. Assist underserved communities through these specialized internship opportunities!
More information about the program over here!
Also check out our physiotherapy internship in Moshi, Tanzania, for kinesiology and physical therapy undergraduate students!
RealStep’s programs for undergraduate medical internships are affordable, supportive, and ensure that your physical needs and ethical standards are met. We prioritize fitting into your life in the way that will best benefit you. With flexible schedules, we tailor your internship duration to your specific availability and goals.
We offer support before and throughout your internship program, and conduct telephone interviews to ensure that your program is a perfect fit for your wants and needs.
We have personal relationships with each of the internship organizations and have ensured their reliability, sustainability, and positive global impact. We take our ethics and standards very seriously, following the UN’s sustainable development goals, and ensure that our partners do as well.
When you work with us, you can be sure that your internship will use sustainable and ethical practices and will have a net positive impact on the local and global community.
Completing your undergraduate medical internship abroad can allow you to gain an understanding about global healthcare and different traditional approaches to medicine. You also have the ability to make your internship a humanitarian project, and help global underserved communities receive the care that they need.
With RealStep, you can be assured that your project is sustainable, has a positive humanitarian impact, and can rest assured knowing that our trustworthy programs will ensure your safety and basic needs be met.
Get started today to discover which of our undergraduate medical internship programs will be the right fit for you! Complete your internship with us to gain undergraduate credits, valuable and diverse field experiences, assist underserved communities, and engage in an immersive experience in a different culture! Our team will be happy to assist you with any questions you may have throughout the process.
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