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City/State: Mandeville |
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Country: JAMAICA
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Program description: |
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Volunteering on a Medicine & Healthcare project in Jamaica is a challenging and exciting experience. As a Medicine & Healthcare volunteer you will gain a great deal of valuable work-experience alongside some of the most skilled and inspirational doctors in the country.
The majority of medical volunteers find that the facilities are of a good standard, in fact Jamaica was one of the first countries to establish a national health service, however, you are likely to encounter many diseases that are less common in North America and Europe.
Medical volunteers work in one of four medical institutions, the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Percy Junor Hospital, Manchester Health Department or another Health Centre and Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA). Medical students and professionals (nurses, doctors, laboratory technicians etc.) can be placed at the hospitals. Pre-medical students or persons seeking some form of medical experience will be placed at a health centre or with the SRHA. Depending on your area of interest medical students may be placed at the Health Department or the SRHA.
At the hospitals you will spend time working in both in patient and out patient services in departments such as general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics. The Health Department and Health Centres offer a variety of services including an adolescent health clinic, wellness clinic, child health, curative health, family planning and health programme and sexually transmitted infection clinics. The categories of nurse at these facilities are public health, midwife, registered, enrolled and community health aides
Your supervisor can ensure that you work in a variety of areas during your placement, and learn as much as possible about medical and healthcare practice in Jamaica.
Doctors and nurses welcome volunteers with a range of experience, so long as they are enthusiastic and keen to participate. By showing initiative and building a good rapport with your colleagues, you can get very involved with the doctors and patients with whom you are working.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Travel to site: Varies
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Varies
Living arrangements on the program: Home stays (living with local families)
How long does the program last?: Various Durations
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Benefits and advantages of the program: |
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With Projects Abroad you can spend anything from a month to a year living overseas and helping out. You can see a very different part of the world and gain some valuable experience on a wide range of different projects.
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Cost or price of this program: |
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£1,595
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