Volunteer: Public Health Medical Placement in Ecuador

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Global Nomadic Full time
Volunteer: Public Health Medical Placement in Ecuador

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Location

Tena, Ecuador


Duration

minimum 4 weeks


Start Dates

Start dates are each month; enquire with us when applying.


Cost

$550 for the 1st week + $400 for each additional week


Fee Includes: all food, accommodation, pre-departure + in-country support, orientation and all project related activities


Does not Include: flights, airport pickup, travel insurance, personal spending, visas and vaccinations


Benefits
  • Placement in a health clinic, hospital, or public health organization and work alongside local doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and other health professionals
  • Learn about the Ecuadorian healthcare system and practice medical skills
  • Support on-going public health projects about nutrition, hygiene, disease prevention, sexual education, and other topics
  • Hands-on experience in the medical field along with the opportunity to learn about traditional medicine, plant medicine, ethnobotany, agroforestry, indigenous rights, and more
  • Research +amp; dissertation support available with partner organizations and universities, if requested.
  • Keywords: medical internship, hospital placement, public health, medicine, emergency medicine, traditional healing, indigenous rights, agroforestry, biodiversity, sustainable development, research, economic development

Please note: This opportunity is designed to give you the contacts and experience to help further your career. You are not replacing any member of staff, but helping alongside them, whilst learning new skills. Simply click the APPLY Button to submit your application, and ask as many questions as you need.


Introduction

This is an opportunity for motivated, enthusiastic, and adventurous interns to learn about the fields of medicine and public health in the most biodiverse place in the world - the Amazon rainforest. It is a unique opportunity to analyze the relationship between Western and traditional medicine in the local context.


Interns work in the Napo province which has disproportionate access to healthcare and a lack of educational resources for disease prevention. Public health interns have the option to support staff at a local hospital, rural health clinic, or a public health organization in the non-profit and/or governmental sector.


We accept medical/nursing students and healthcare professionals looking to get more experience in their fields or specializations. We also accept public and global health students and professionals.


Internships Begin With An Orientation In The City Of Tena. After, Interns Spend The First Few Weeks Getting To Know Their Host Family And Internship Placements. Depending On The Needs Of The Placement, Potential Internship Activities Include:

  • Shadow doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and other health professionals. Option to focus on a particular area if available.
  • Practice medical skills such as taking vital signs, measuring height and weight, and taking temperatures
  • Assist with medical home visits and brigades in local communities
  • Support on-going public health projects [examples of past interns projects include hygiene and nutrition talks with school-age children, interactive health games with children, creating brochures and pamphlets with preventative health information for parents, GIS map of vaccination records, and an inventory of local agricultural products and their nutritional facts]
  • Opportunity to design your own public health project based on immediate needs of the placement organization and supervisor approval
  • Opportunity to learn about traditional medicine by connecting to local healers and plant experts within our network

Interns live with host families, allowing them to forge meaningful connections with locals during their time in the Amazon. Most host families live in rural communities close to the forest, and many have their own agroforestry farms and invite interns to join them when they plant, weed, and harvest.


An average day for a public health interns looks like:

  • Wake up and have breakfast with host family
  • Head to work around 7:30/8am
  • Arrive to internship at the hospital, health center, or public health organization
  • Head back to host familys house for an hour lunch break (OR: When interns are in the field they can buy lunch or bring a packed lunch)
  • Re-enter the workplace and finish up the days activities
  • Return home around 4/5pm for dinner with the family (We encourage interns to spend as many evenings and weekends as possible with their host families to make the most of their immersions, learn about the culture, and practice their Spanish)
  • Other activities to get involved in after work and on the weekends: sports, clubs, teaching English, meeting up with other interns, going on weekend trips to nearby tourist destinations, swimming in rivers, rafting, hikes to waterfalls and swimming holes, chocolate-making

Please note: all information above is subject to change. Please check the most up to date information on the Global Nomadic website when applying. Simply follow the link on the Apply Button above.


Seniority level
  • Entry level

Employment type

Volunteer


Job function
  • Training, Other, and Health Care Provider

Industries
  • Non-profit Organizations, Medical Practices, and Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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