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The Pre-Physician Assistant Medical Internship program in Ghana with SMWEF is a structured clinical rotation and public health program designed to offer international students seeking hands-on medical exposure, clinical shadow hours, and cultural immersion.
The PA program operates both public and private healthcare facilities and clinics settings, providing essential exposure to international healthcare delivery system.
30 hours of help per week
Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Elderly Care: Assisting and spending time with the elderly.
Amount: € 850 Per week
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description: Volunteers contribute €850 per week to cover food (3 meals per day), visa support document, pre-departure information, accommodation, utilities included, airport pickup & drop off, administrative support, in-country & program orientation, 24/7 in-country supervision & support from staff, sim card, t-shirt, maintenance, donation to our sanitary pad project, certificate & reference letter upon request.
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Beginner English
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
The Pre-Physician Assistant Medical Internship program in Ghana with SMWEF is a structured clinical rotation and public health program designed to offer international students seeking hands-on medical exposure, clinical shadow hours, and cultural immersion. The PA program operates both public and private healthcare facilities and clinics settings, providing essential exposure to international healthcare delivery system.
SMWEF Ghana Pre-Physician Internship program provides international students with vital clinical hours, direct shadowing, and global health experience to strengthen their PA school applications.
Interns work from Monday to Friday with flexible durations of 5-6 hours a day 30 hours per week depending on the layout schedules at the hospital.
Intern Roles & Responsibilities
SMWEF Ghana unique clinical exposure allows international students to observe physician professional including:
• Conducting examinations, treatment strategies and procedure
• Measuring blood pressure, pulse, temperature and weight under watch
• Diagnosing illness
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests
• Referring patients to specialists
• Assisting with patient preparation, bed setups, and charting
• Shadowing surgeries
• Participating in community health screens, hygiene campaigns, and rural health clinic etc.
Why Choose SMWE for a Pre-Physician Internship in Ghana?
Unlike other large international organizations offering internships program in Ghana, SMWEF Ghana provides very low and affordable, ethical and fully immersion hands-on professional experience in Ghana. SMWEF operates as locally based NGO and minimize student budgets unlike other organizations that charges high program fees.
Interns participating in this program will engage in a very impactful and meaningful work experience focused shadowing doctors and nurses in a hospital or clinic setting. Interns begin the day at 8am with a wonderful sense of purpose arriving at the hospital or clinic facility, getting ready to contribute to the essential services provided by the facility.
You will immerse yourself within the facilities activities working alongside qualified and experienced supervisors/doctors committed to addressing vital health issues. Each intern role is important whether you are directly involved in assisting in therapy sessions, patients support, contributing to awareness, each step is important towards improving healthier
Shifts & Schedule
Participants participate approximately 5-6 hours per day, 5 days per week depending on the workload available at the hospital or clinic. This volunteer schedule is flexible and may change depending on the activities by the hospital and the community needs such as weather conditions, outreach programs etc.
Weekends are free to explore whether participating in community health outreach programs, or engaging in preventive health education while immersing yourself in local communities and their culture. You can also choose to explore the tour attraction sites in Ghana such as a visit to the Cape Coast Castle, Elmina Castle, Kakum National Park, Canopy walkway, Museums, Art Centre, Markola Market, and Independence Square in Accra etc.
• Participants applying for this program must have medical backgrounds or professionals in this field or alternatively student seeking to study healthcare as a career.
• Participants encouraged to be flexible, patient, open-minded, respect, abide by the rules of the placement activity, and willing to learn the culture of Ghana.
• Volunteers should communicate openly and respectfully with volunteer coordinators, supervisors etc regarding any challenges, schedule changes, or concerns.
• Safety instructions provided by the host organization should always be followed during activities and travel.
