Medical internship abroad and internships in the medical field

RealStep offers a wide range of internships in NGOs, specifically:

nursing and the medical placements abroad.

This is the perfect opportunity to include both on-the-ground and international experience as part of your studies. It's not always easy to find such projects, and many medical students take a gap year to go and experience life abroad. RealStep combines the desire to travel and the completion of a medical internship abroad, and thus optimises the experience of students in the field of health.

An internship supervisor will follow your project and evaluate you in the long term, guaranteeing you real support from the beginning to the end of the program.

What are the missions of the interns in the medical field?

The missions vary depending on the destination and the program, but overall, you can find the following tasks:

• Assist the nursing staff in their daily tasks.
• Contribute to the daily medical report of each patient.
• Participate in the distribution of meals.
• Implement diets or recovery programs for patients.

An international professional experience

This is the perfect opportunity to put all of your knowledge into practice, with real experience in the field. Between medical internship, nursing internship abroad and other internships for medical students, there is a wide choice!

Locations

RealStep offers such assignments in Asia, Latin America and Africa. We help you choose the project that best suits you, based on your skills, know-how, willingness and preferences.

For example, we offer a nursing internship in Thailand or a nursing and medical internship in Namibia.

These medical internships thus allow students to develop both personally and professionally, in a multicultural environment.

Ethical projects with a lasting impact

Training with RealStep also means getting involved in projects that have a positive and lasting impact on the local community. The hospitals in which the participants work are understaffed, and your help would therefore be welcome. The main objective, in addition to providing you with the most enriching training, is to contribute to the objective of access to care for all. From a professional point of view, nursing internships abroad in NGOs are demonstrations of autonomy, mobility but also commitment for your future employers!

Benefits of nursing placements abroad

a) Taking part in nursing placements abroad or in the medical field with RealStep offers you a unique opportunity to acquire a wide range of professional and interpersonal skills as a student. These placements not only apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom, but also offer practical training in the field in varied and often demanding medical environments.

b) With a nursing placement you have the opportunity to learn and develop essential skills such as caring for patients, carrying out basic and advanced nursing care, and managing emergency situations. You will be exposed to a wide variety of medical cases, allowing you to develop your ability to assess and treat a variety of medical conditions.

c) By working alongside local healthcare professionals, you will also learn to collaborate effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will also gain valuable experience in inter-professional communication, coordinating care and solving complex medical problems.

d) In addition to clinical skills, nursing placements abroad also foster the development of your intercultural skills. Students are confronted with medical cultures and practices that are different from those to which they are accustomed, which encourages them to develop their adaptability, cultural sensitivity and ability to work in diverse environments.

e) Finally, these nursing placements give you the opportunity to develop transferable skills such as problem solving, decision making and time management. Working in sometimes demanding conditions and with limited resources, trainees develop their ability to adapt quickly to changing situations and take the initiative to provide quality care.

Why nursing placements abroad?

Nursing placements abroad offer you a comprehensive training program that goes beyond academic knowledge. They enable you to develop essential professional and interpersonal skills. A range of skills to acquire and experiences to live through that will undoubtedly leave their mark on your professional and personal journey!