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Pre-Medical and Pre-Nursing Placements in Cardiovascular Surgery

Name: Pre-Medical and Pre-Nursing Placements in Cardiovascular Surgery
Brand: Czech Hospital Placements Program
SKU: 128430
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

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Location

Czech Republic
- Prague

Length

1 week

Industry

Biology Healthcare Life Sciences Nursing

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Program Details

Compensation

Unpaid

Timeframe

Year Round

Housing

Apartment Hotel

Weekly Hours

Age Min.

Pricing

Starting Price

1459

Price Details

Your package includes:
✓ Shadowing your mentoring team 25 hours per week minimum in the largest hospital in Central Europe
✓ 3 more hours of Tutorials on latest research topics and Excursions to our specialized centres every week in addition to the shadowing hours
✓ Study Materials to extend your specialty knowledge before your placement starts
✓ Accommodation nearby wonderful Prague Castle and Food
✓ CHP System to control your trip with just a click
✓ 24/7 CHP Team support

What's Included

Accommodation Activities Meals Wifi

What's Included (Extra)

Tutorials and Excursions + Study Materials + 24/7 CHP Team support + Insurance for placement + CHP Certificate + Set of Guides to get the most out of your stay and placement.

What's Not Included

Airfare Airport Transfers Transportation Travel Insurance Visa

Last Updated: Dec 18, 2019

Last Reviewed: Jan 12, 2017

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About Program

If you are interested in Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care, this is an ideal placement for you. At the center of cardiovascular surgery, we provide comprehensive care across the whole range of our specializations: cardiac surgery and vascular surgery. The center includes an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Intermediate Care Unit and two standard units We ensure 24-hour surgical service for all emergencies of the cardiovascular system, including traumas.
With our mentors, you will see a wide range of daily job tasks. You can observe these typical patient cases:
- Acute and elective cardiac operations across the spectrum of the specialty
- Aortic aneurysms (thoracic and abdominal)
- Aneurysms of large vessels
- Ischaemic defects of the lower extremities
- And many more...
Get to know more about the mentors' daily schedule on our website including the details on how your day with them can look like.

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Cardiovascular Surgery placement shadowing

Bc. Andrea Koukolová, ICU Nurse, nursing shadowing

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Program Highlights

Know everything before you arrive, including your department and mentoring team.
Be ready to get the most out of your placement with exclusive study materials.
Gain the CHP Program Certificate and Personal Recommendation from the best specialists.
Network and connect with young students from around the globe who already took part in the CHP Program.
Boost your university application and excel during interviews thanks to a real clinical environment experiential learning.

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Amazing and mind blowing experience that I would recommend to anyone who wish to see the reality of cardiovascular surgery for himself. The second week I was shadowing the team in Cath lab, the mentoring team is really fabulous! Everyone was so welcoming, especially Barbora, the program manager. She was still on the phone in case something goes wrong. Czech Republic is a nice place, definitely worth visit!

Amazing and mind blowing experience that I would recommend to anyone who wish to see the reality of cardiovascular surgery for himself. The second week I was shadowing the team in Cath lab, the mentoring team is really fabulous! Everyone was so welcoming and nice, especially Barbora, the program manager, always on her phone ready to help :) Czech Republic is definitely worth visit place! Vienna is great, too!

To be honest, I didn´t have much medical experience before my trip with the CHP Program. But medicine was something I always dreamed of so I encouraged myself to gain practical insight into the profession of a Cardio surgeon. I fell in love with it from the first moment, seeing various surgeries and diagnostic procedures have made me sure that I am going to become a Cardio surgeon myself. Every member of my mentoring team was so nice to me, these people are so willing to tell you everything about the case you observe and you might ask them also personal questions such as why they had become doctors., they share with you lot about their professional insight. If you are not sure whether you should go to med school, it is great to try it first by shadowing others as I did. From learning point of view this is really tangible experience, make sure you have good breakfast in the morning, as in the OR you might start to feel sick when hungry. I would never guess how tiring it is to be standing for long time during surgeries. Everyone from the CHP “back office” team is welcoming and friendly, feel free to talk to them about alll you need, they are happy to help:) Thank you CHP!

Questions & Answers

Is this paid?

Hello Michelle, the CHP Program is a paid study program. Please, for more details about Application and Prices have a look at https://www.chpprogram.com/PricesAndApplication Thanks, Albert, CHP Program

By Barbora Vágnerová on February 7, 2019

Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

What is your favorite travel memory?

I have been living in the UK for a while, and as a result, I know how crucial an experience abroad can be. One doesn't know how independent you can become until living on your own abroad.

Working with students from around the globe creates kind of international atmosphere, so you are halfway in your home country and halfway abroad, which is cool.

My favorite memories are found in creating experiences for our students as I often rediscover my own country as well as other beautiful European cities. For instance, I'm currently looking into a weekend trip for our students that we'll organize during summer.

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

I am happy to answer this question as my way of thinking about providing a service to clients has changed completely during the last four years.

When Barbora, the actual program manager came to me with an idea of creating the CHP Program, I was excited and happy to say I am in! Educating students in healthcare sounded like a great professional opportunity. I have started to read articles about business, marketing, clients, statistics and other literature for start-up entrepreneurs...

The day-to-day tasks I have been performing - from writing articles to uploading Facebook statuses - have helped me to develop my marketing skills. I have also started university studies focused on media and marketing and I could instantly apply my knowledge in the program, which was nice connection between school and work.

But! The best know-how I have gained was surprisingly not from guidelines and school, but from real students. Their feedback can help you to improve your service like no book could ever tell you!

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What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

There are many stories but the one that comes to mind is a story of two girls who met each other here in Prague during the ER placement and they were later on accepted to the same university.

One of them was not sure at first if urgent medical care was right for her, but her colleague - fellow student - supported her so much during the placement that they became close friends and are still in touch to this day.

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

I would love to go on our Gynecology and Obstetrics placement with the CHP Program and be witness of the moment when a new life is born.

I think it is so intimate and magical and I am always grateful that our students can be the part of the medical and midwife teams in this specialized center.

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

With CHP Program our students are choosing the department themselves. That is a great advantage and also a perfect choice for those who are not sure about their desired specialty yet.

We realize that specialties differ a lot from each other, and someone who is interested in neurosurgery would maybe not appreciate placement in the ER and vice versa. Another reason students choose us is the possibility to see their mentoring teams in advance – online on our website. That is the way they can identify themselves with mentors and that aspect can help them with choosing the right placement.

We think that preparation is a key to success, that is why we have put together the exclusive study materials related to each specialty. With this, students are able to come to their placement with a solid knowledge base and understand the cases they are observing. These materials have been created in the cooperation with our mentors, so you are preparing for your working experience according to the required level and able to gain the most out of it.

Speaking with our students and hearing the reasons why they chose us among other companies makes me proud every time. The unique concept of the CHP Program as I have described, is brought to life through our students and mentors.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

Through my work as an Assistant Manager, I love to be in daily contact with young people from all over the world who are doing their best to reach their career goals. Also, as a current student of marketing and media, I appreciate the possibility to apply my theoretical knowledge when preparing creative materials for the CHP Program.

A friendly atmosphere, the feeling of being professionally satisfied, and being able to trust in your own team are key factors for a successful company. Clients can feel these things instantly and it influences their own experience.

About Czech Hospital Placements Program

CHP Program offers specialty clinical insight experience to English speaking students from 17 to 26 years old all year long. Only with us, you know all about the specialty departments and your mentoring teams before you apply (such as Neurosurgery, Cardiosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Anesthesiology, Urgent Medicine and many more). Discover...