Once in a lifetime experience in Tanzania

I went on a 4-week placement to Iringa, Tanzania with Gap Medics. My working time was spent at the hospital from 7.45 to about 13.00 shadowing doctors, observing numerous surgeries (from a C-section to a skin graft to a labrotomy) and assisting in minor day-to-day procedures. It gave me a real feel for being a doctor! It was such a social experience too, I have made friends for life, been on safari, sunned myself on a beach in Zanzibar and had some wild nights out with some great people that I will never forget. The staff out there become like your family and you become incredibly close to the people you share a room with. For anyone wanting a career in medicine, this program will give you experience, confidence and enough fantastic memories to last a lifetime!