For students who may be considering working in healthcare and medicine, Gap Medics can help.

We offer students (aged 16 and over) hospital work experience opportunities to see what the world of medicine is really like.

Through our facilities students under the age of 18 can travel to Morogoro and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and students over the age of 18 can travel to Chiang Mai, Thailand and Iringa, Tanzania.

At these various locations the students will shadow experienced doctors and healthcare professionals in busy hospitals, learning about the day-to-day life of a doctor and everything it entails.

Students will be placed in a different department each week according to their personal interests and will be assigned their own doctor who will act as their personal mentor during their placement.

The various departments that students can choose to work in include general surgery, paediatrics, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, internal medicine and many more.

Not only will their time be spent on the busy wards and in the operating theatre, but they will also be able to attend global health tutorials. These are run by medical experts to give students a greater insight into healthcare in the region where they are working.

This once in a lifetime experience helps students to make the right decision about their future career, but it is also a useful addition later on for their applications to medical school.

In terms of the practicalities, students are met at the airport by one of our specialist staff team members and are looked after by an extensive staff team throughout their stay.

If you have any students who are interested in a career in medicine, please ask them to take a look at www.gapmedics.co.uk.

Alternatively they can call us on 0191 230 8080 or email us at info@gapmedics.com and we’ll send them a brochure in the post.

Regards

Samantha Bennett
Student Placement Team Leader