Get a Unique Customized and Tailor -Made Medical Electives and Healthcare Internships Abroad
Are you looking to gain hospital work experience abroad? Elective Africa Programs connect you to unique hospital internships and volunteer abroad opportunities in Africa. The experience accumulated over the last 16 years offering over 5000 students internships abroad, assures you of a well-tailored experience.
We have over 10 clinical sites to choose from for the clinical rotation ranging from rural, urban to coastal locations, all distributed across Kenya and Tanzania.
Request our new free brochure download hereConnect with our Program Alumni in the U.S.?
Name: Justin Kim
Designation: U. S Student Representative
Bio:
Justin Kim is currently a pre-medical student at Princeton University with a strong commitment to global health and equitable medical care. He previously interned in Madagascar, where he worked closely with local health professionals to understand community-based care and cross-cultural clinical challenges. His research spans neuroscience, public health, and healthcare disparities, with a focus on improving outcomes for underserved populations. At Elective Africa, Justin is deepening his clinical knowledge by helping connect students to global health, furthering his mission to bridge research and practice in global healthcare settings.
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Our Hospital internships abroad provide both students and Medical volunteers an exposure to a developing country health system. We structure the placements to build your skills, give you an understanding to global health and shadow physicians in your clinical work abroad.
Pre-health Shadowing
Shadow doctors, nurses, physicians and other professionals in an action-packed healthcare delivery atmosphere as well as get authentic exposure of what it means to be a professional in the healthcare field.
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Medical Electives
Adequate satisfaction of your placement interest through hands on utilization of one’s skills under close mentorship and supervision by qualified doctors. Assured acquisition of new skills through clinical...
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Physician Assistant
Complement the didactic component of your training with hands on experience under supervision of qualified physicians and gain more insight on global healthcare delivery.
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Nursing Electives
Experience a unique healthcare delivery system where nurses have more care-provider time to patient-care than any other medical professionals in developing countries.
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Gap Year and Volunteer
Obtain great insights of your career life by immersing yourself in various projects while discovering the richness of giving back and helping others.
Learn MoreOver 15 years of experience with a proven record for education placements abroad
My name is Abby, a premedical student studying neuroscience, and I am pursuing a minor in global health and health policy. Since I have been here, I have been rotating through different departments; surgery, emergency, OBGYN, pediatrics, and ENT. It has been a great experience. My mentors have been incredible and really helpful, answering any questions I have, allowing me to see procedures up close and explaining various different global health aspects
My name is Lene Andersen. I am a medical student from Poland. I have done 4 years and now am with Elective Africa to experience Africa and how their medicine is here in Tanzania. I have been here for 4 weeks; 2 weeks at casualty and 2 weeks at Surgery and it has been really amazing.
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About Us
Elective Africa is a leading organizer of educational and Expedition travel programs to Africa. Our mission is to provide unique experiential learning trips with a global perspective.
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Open from 8am-6pm EAT Monday to Friday, and 8am to 12pm EAT on Saturday
Suite 1150, 1775 Eye Street NW
Washington DC 20006, USA
6th Floor, The Chancery, Valley Road, Nairobi, Kenya
info@electiveafrica.com
+1 609 375 8912
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