Location
  • Dominican Republic
Project Types
Orphan Care Community Development Family Health Medical Sexual Health

Program Details

Language
English
Housing
Apartment Hostel

Pricing

Starting Price
500
Price Details
Costs inlcude:
Real life hospital shadowing
Personal mentor & clinical supervision
Global health tutorials
Accommodation and food
Professional support 24 hours a day
Feb 22, 2017
Mar 29, 2018
11 travelers are looking at this program

About Program

Our pre-medicine internships are designed to help you understand the realities of life as a doctor. In small student groups – with guidance from a carefully selected mentor – you’ll spend your time shadowing medical staff in a real clinical environment.

One day you might be observing surgery in the operating theater, the next you might be in the outpatient clinic; we’ll place you in departments we know will give you the best and most varied experience. If you’re interested in a certain specialty – such as surgery, oncology or pediatrics – let us know, and we’ll do our best to incorporate it. Most of our partner hospitals are large and busy, providing plenty of scope for learning about different specialties. Students who visit Mafia Island will have the opportunity to gain experience in a unique rural community setting.

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4.74 Rating
based on 81 reviews
  • 5 rating 86.42%
  • 4 rating 8.64%
  • 3 rating 0%
  • 2 rating 2.47%
  • 1 rating 2.47%
  • Impact 4.6
  • Support 4.7
  • Fun 4.65
  • Value 4.8
  • Safety 4.65
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nidz
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

review for gap medics program

things i liked:
- how there was time to interact and make new friends
- the different activities we could do
- independence we gained
- food in the house
- staff members in the house
- hospital experience

things i thought needed improvement:
- taking autos everywhere (most money spent on autos)

What would you improve about this program?
maybe hire a bus so we can travel as a big group - more safe
59 people found this review helpful.
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Mikey
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Best three weeks of my life!

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What would you improve about this program?
Cold showers in the morning but apparently this is getting sorted
61 people found this review helpful.
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KG
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Asante Sana!

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What would you improve about this program?
Showers could be cold because they were solar powered but everything else made up for that, you just learn to have fast showers
61 people found this review helpful.
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smiller44
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Gap Medics Tanzania: An Unforgettable Experience

I had an amazing experience with Gap Medics Tanzania! The staff were excellent, going out of their way to make sure all the students felt at home and had everything they needed. The house was really nice too, spacious and clean, couldn't ask for much better. When I was there you could only have a hot shower in the day time because the water was heated by solar power, which was a little inconvenient, but compared to most accommodations in Africa, this is a minor issue and one that they intend to improve upon as soon as they can. As far as the hospital went, I found all the doctors very welcoming and eager to teach. I learned and saw so many things that I would have never gotten the chance to do here at home and I really think this experience will help me a lot in med school interviews. I would definitely recommend this program to anyone considering a career in medicine or nursing!

61 people found this review helpful.
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Linda
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

BEST month of my life, miss it every day!

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57 people found this review helpful.
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Johanna
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

An experience of a lifetime

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56 people found this review helpful.
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David
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

An Awesome Experience!

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54 people found this review helpful.
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Maggs
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

one of the best decisions I've made about medicine

i wasn't sure whether i could survive in an actual hospital because of the gore and sad stories, but i wanted to do medicine, so i went on this trip to get an experience of an actual working hospital. i saw operations (up close), wards, charts of patients that are very lucky to be alive, etc. the doctors we were with explained (in english) each case so that we could understand what they did and why. additionally the staff are really really amzing and nice people, we were cared for by jaime and meow, (if they are there you can be sure you are in good hands). Also the extra attractions like tiger kingdom (getting to hold actual tigers!) are seriously cool! and the night life is fun (if you are old and responsible enough)

54 people found this review helpful.

Questions & Answers

Hi, great question! To get a feel for the program we recommend reading reviews and testimonials. The reviews section at the bottom of this page has a lot of stories and pictures from past participants: https://www.gooverseas.com/volunteer-abroad/multiple-countr….