Really great experience

Hi there, I’m Kelly, I am from Sydney, Australia and I chose to do this medical internship because I wanted to better my medical knowledge and be able to experience the hospital environment to a closer and more detailed extent. As I am an undergraduate medical student in Australia Sydney, this experience helped me be able to get to know the hospital environment a lot better as well.

So, some of the highlights of the trip include being able to really see the vast experiences of the doctors are having in this hospital. We were able to go to clinics in one week- and that would include things like neurology, cardiology- and we were even able to visit the emergency room for a couple of cases as well. It was really interesting. Apart from that, we were also able to have a lot of time in the OR, in surgeries as well. The surgeons there were very lovely and very wonderful. In particular, yesterday we had a vascular surgeon who was able to show us the case and talk us through everything that was going on, and show us on the screen and on imaging where each particular vein. So it was all a really great experience. Other than that we’ve had amazing experiences with other specialties as well. For example orthopedics, plastics and also general surgery. So, overall it was a really great experience to be able to see all these different specialties and how they interact with each other. Also how they were able to welcome patients and better their care and give them the best possible outcomes.

In terms of the communication by this team, it was really wonderful in helping me with all my questions. Before the trip I was unsure about some certain things and I didn’t hesitate at all to send them emails and questions and they were very lovely and quick at responding. So, if you have any hesitations about coming on this trip, just send them an email, ask them any questions and they will be very quick to respond and they will be really great. In terms of doing the trip they were also very lovely with all the organization. From with the first day there, they will actually take you to the hospital themselves and even from the airport, they had a driver who is able to pick you up. So, there’s no concern about safety at all and also Athens is a very safe place. So overall I really enjoyed this trip.

Athens itself is beautiful, in Australia right now it’s actually winter, so it was good to escape to Athens where it’s very bright and sunny- it was really great. So, if it's winter where you are, then definitely come over during the summer, and overall, also, being able to meet these lovely interns- there’s heaps of other interns that you can make friends with during the internship as well. I made some really close friends from all different parts of the world, especially the US and the UK - but also from various other countries- and we became really close over the course of the trip so I would highly recommend it.