The EMMS Hospital Experience - Volunteering & Internship

Beautiful people and a beautiful place, I felt at home doing my medical elective in the ED at EMMS during my 4th year in medicine. Everyone is welcoming and kind and they let me get involved with all sorts of things: from POCUS to resuscitation to minor surgery to attending and delivering department teaching. I developed an interest for echocardiography and they taught me how to do bedside echo.

If you're thinking of going, the language barrier is something to consider - you probably don't learn as much medical knowledge as you'd do in a hospital speaking your own language, however everyone did their best to translate for me. I would still 100% recommend.

Nazareth itself is also a very interesting place and you're not far from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Galilee, mount Carmel, the list goes on, so there are plenty of things to do on your holidays.
The food is 10/10 and during my time there I made friends I will never forget, both in the Doctors house where we stayed and in the department.

In the summer of 2023, I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to Nazareth Israel to volunteer at a local hospital. In that experience, I was able to learn and grow as a student nurse while being immersed into a totally different country than I was used to. I can surely say that from all the people that I’ve met in the food that I ate, that Israel has been and will always be my favorite place to go. Serve Nazareth made it possible for me to explore the Holy Land well also learning how to be the hands and feet of Jesus. I would recommend this program to anybody who has a heart for the Lord and people.

One of the best experiences that I had! Hope to go back one day!! I had so much fun in doing different things. I visited some of the cities there, and their culture is very wonderful because they are lovely and very welcoming. The food is amazing also, and if you are planning to go as volunteer in hospital or Nazareth Village don't hesitate just go try it and believe me you will love it, and never forget it. Nazareth is the kind of place that will take a peace of you heart! This words are from my hear.

What an amazing experience I had volunteering at the Nazareth Hospital! Meeting new people, learning a new skill set, and enjoying the cultural distinctives all made for a very special time! There are many sites to see in Nazareth as well. On free days, you can explore the ancient city, and spend time with other volunteers. Accommodations are great, as you stay in a totally refurbished building. Every volunteer has his/ her own room along with shared space. Meals are taken at the Hospital canteen, and the food is ample and good! The area around the Hospital is walled off, and you feel very safe as well. I highly recommend this experience for all who love cross cultural experiences!