India: Medical Internships Abroad

Joining a Medicine & Healthcare internship in India is a real eye opener. You will see a medical and healthcare system that in many ways reflects the West, but is interspersed with local influences. You may find a doctor trained in Europe who will not carry out an operation because of the position of the stars! You will come across tropical diseases rarely encountered in the West and conditions that have not been diagnosed until their advanced stages.

Dentistry in India

A Medicine & Healthcare internship in India will give you a variety of experiences. You could intern in a leprosy clinic, pediatric and gynecological unit, palliative care at a hospice, kidney care centre or a busy general hospitals. An internship specializing in Ayurvedic treatment is also available if you’d like insight into this traditional medical experience. Medical internships in India usually involve rotations between different departments, but if you would like to specialize in one area we can arrange for you to concentrate your time in a particular department at a hospital.

The breadth of information and experience you will receive in India will be incredible; you will be working with doctors who enjoy the opportunity to impart their specialized knowledge to enthusiastic interns. If you don’t have experience, doctors will show you everything they know and introduce you to many different medical cases. If you come from a medical background, you may be given more responsibility; though please keep in mind if you’re not a certified doctor we cannot guarantee hands on work.

Our medical internships are located in and around the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.

"The Medicine & Healthcare program was exciting - I saw a lot of medical complaints that I would never see in the UK. The days were packed with surgery, gynecology and pediatrics, so I had a great time"
Cassandra Brown-Medicine & Healthcare intern in India

 

Physical Therapy Internships in India

Volunteer with new born

If you wish to intern with a physical therapist in India, there are opportunities in a range of hospitals, clinics, and rehabilitation centres. Current options include interning at a Leprosy clinic, hospice, or rehabilitation centre.

 

Nursing & Midwifery Internships in India

If you’d like to intern with a nurse or midwife, then there are many opportunities to work in Maternity clinics and multi specialty hospitals. As a Nursing or Midwifery intern, you will mostly observe births, caesarean sections, gynecological, and obstetric procedures. Our interns play an important role in providing emotional support to many patients.

 

Dentistry Internships in India

Interning with a dentist means that you will be placed in and around Madurai. The supervising dentists at these internships are very willing to teach interns about their field and test the knowledge of those who are currently Dentistry students.

 

Elective Internships in India

You can do your medical Elective in India in Medicine, Physical therapy, Nursing, Midwifery or Dentistry.

If you wish to do your elective in India, you are sure to have an unusual yet very rewarding experience. You will shadow one of our supervisors who all speak English and are very experienced at working with western medical and healthcare students. They will be eager to test out your medical knowledge as well as give you the benefit of their training and experience.

There is plenty to do in India and as one of our most popular destinations, there will always be a large Projects Abroad volunteer community to spend time with.