A medical internship in Takoradi will teach you to adapt to a fast-paced and extremely resourceful environment. You'll have the choice of working across a whole range of departments including NICU, orthopedics, emergency, and OBG. Once your working day is over, you’ll find no shortage of adventures to be had! Take forest canopy walks, and visit iconic national parks and stunning waterfalls in the Volta region. Read what our students think below!
University College Cork 2024
"I spent two weeks in A&E. It was so eye-opening in terms of approaches to healthcare in a low-resource setting".
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University of Leicester 2024
"The teams’ medical knowledge was amazing. It was the lack of resources, access to healthcare and cost which made the healthcare system in Ghana so different".
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University of Antwerp 2021
"My motto is that you only regret the things you don’t do in life. If you’re thinking about going on a placement like this, that is what I would say to you."
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KU Leuven 2021
"I saw a lot of cases of malnutrition and malaria while I was on those wards, which you definitely don’t see in Belgium."
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University of Saskatchewan 2020
"It has always been a dream of mine to travel to Africa and experience their culture and traditions."
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Virginia Commonwealth University 2020
"The available resources and the overall environment were vastly different."
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University of Central Lancashire 2019
"There was another case which had both an unusual presentation and resourceful management."
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University of Manchester 2019
"I feel this is something that will definitely improve my clinical practice in the UK."
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University of East Anglia 2018
"Amputations for diabetes weren’t uncommon. One patient had bilateral, dry gangrene of both feet."
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2018
"Now, a year later, I still often think back on my time in Ghana and I know for certain I will go back."
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