Ghana - Takoradi
An overseas midwifery internship will help shape you into the midwife you have the potential to become
Travelling overseas to spend time in a low-resource hospital is the kind of experience that offers massive potential for learning and personal growth.
By the time you get home, any worries you had about your studies and career before you left will seem minor and you’ll feel ready for anything.
Employers understand this too. So if you graduate with an overseas midwifery internship on your resume, they’ll fight to get you in the door.
Already a practising professional? We can create an internship for you too — learn more here.
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There are almost three million nurses in the USA, but only 0.01% of them can demonstrate the sought-after experience our voluntary internships provide.
Invest in your future — become a part of that 0.01% and set yourself apart.
A Work the World internship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to experience a voluntary clinical rotation in a hospital in the developing world.
In a low-resource African and Asian partner hospitals, you’ll have your eyes opened to things like:
You’ll see all the challenges local midwives face each day, and come back a stronger and more confident midwife because of it.
Here are some things you should know:
Internship opportunities start every Sunday, all year round. Here’s some more good news: As long as you have started on a professional nursing or midwifery degree you automatically qualify for a place on your internship of choice. There is no application process — you don’t need to submit your transcripts or write a five-page essay to get accepted - here's how it works
On a trip like this, your attention should be focused on the hospital experience. But you’ll have plenty of time in the evenings and on weekends to explore the country you’ve chosen to visit.
You can choose one (or more) locations in Africa and Asia.
When you get there, you’ll live in a big private house with other healthcare students like you from all over the world. You'll go on big weekend adventures together with the new friends you make - from kicking back on tropical beaches to trekking through the Himalayan Mountains.
Whether you’re travelling solo or as a group, a midwifery internship is your chance to make memories and do something big before you graduate into the working world.
We're the experts in planning, customizing, and building midwifery opportunities abroad. We started in 2005 and since then we’ve created internships for 18,000+ students from 400+ universities around the world.
Our partner hospitals are full working hospitals. That means there’s a reasonable limit on the number of midwifery students we can send. So please remember that when one of our destinations is full, it’s full.
But you can secure your place in your first choice of destination by getting in early.
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Read moreA midwifery internship is a clinical rotation midwifery students can undertake in low-resource hospitals overseas. To create your own customized midwifery internship overseas, learn more here.
A midwifery internship is as long as you want it to be. Our minimum placement duration is one week with a maximum duration of 12 weeks. Costs vary depending on location and duration.
The benefits of our midwifery placement include:
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