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Medical Internships for Teenagers in Kenya

Learn directly from doctors and nurses and do health checks in disadvantaged communities

Destination

Kenya

Age

15-18 y/o

Minimum Stay

2 weeks

Start Date

During school holidays

Accommodation

Homestay

Service Hours

Shadowing Hours

What’s Included

24/7 Support

Full supervision from arrival to departure, and 24/7 back up from our global teams.

Accommodation & Amenities

Clean, safe, and welcoming accommodation. A home away from home with comfortable amenities.

Activities, Training & Equipment

All programme activities and equipment, including training and workshops from experienced professionals.

Certification

Certified record of service hours, workshops, and activities for your CV.

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Starting at £1,935 for 2 weeks

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Trip Overview

Benefit from clinical shadowing

Gain invaluable experience shadowing local medical professionals in a district hospital across a variety of different departments.

Conduct health awareness campaigns

Organise and deliver health awareness workshops, addressing issues like malnutrition and menstrual hygiene to communities without healthcare access.

Learn through your work

Learn basic medical skills like taking vital signs and participate in workshops on maternal health and common illnesses, improving career prospects.

Fall in love with Kenya

Embark on an unforgettable game drive through Ol Pejeta Conservancy, learn traditional dances, and indulge in the local cuisine with your host family.

Memories, friends, and more

Learn and grow alongside other teenage volunteers from around the world, building connections and making memories that will last a lifetime.

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What you need to know

Overview

This internship in Kenya is perfect for any teenager interested in getting medical experience. It will add value to your CV if you’re pursuing a medical career, and give you interesting points to talk about in interviews and essays.

You’ll also do hands-on work during medical outreaches in disadvantaged communities. We’ll teach you the basic medical skills you’ll need to do this. Working at these outreaches will help demonstrate your dedication to medicine and helping others.

This internship is also a good fit for you if you want to make friends with teenagers from around the world, and travel to Africa with support and guidance every day.

Our Teen Programmes run over fixed dates in the summer. You pick the dates that fit your schedule. All activities will take place in groups, follow a set itinerary and happen under supervision. This ensures your safety and maximum enjoyment at all times.

Aims & Impact

The aim of this teen medical internship in Kenya is to give you experience to prepare you for pursuing a career in medicine. The experience will add value to your CV, and give you an insight into the healthcare challenges people face in developing countries.

Kenya is listed as being one of the more disadvantaged countries in the world, and access to quality and low cost medical care can be challenging. We’re working to change this by going into underprivileged communities to provide the healthcare services they need. You’ll become part of these efforts by working on outreaches.

In 2017, Teen Programmes in Kenya assisted 714 low-income earners in Kenya with receiving free medical care. Our interns did door-to-door nutrition assessments, and gave educational talks in Kenya. They also did door-to-door deworming and awareness campaigns.

Join this medical internship for teens and become part of our efforts to achieve these goals, while building your medical knowledge.

Activities

On this medical internship in Kenya for teenagers, you’ll shadow doctors in health clinics or hospitals, and work in rural communities. Here are a few activities you’ll do:

A teenage volunteer doing a medical internship with Projects Abroad in Kenya shadows a medical professional.

Shadow doctors and medical professionals as they move through various departments

A teenage volunteer doing a medical internship with Projects Abroad in Kenya takes the blood pressure to a child.

Get practical medical experience during community outreaches

A couple of teenage medical volunteers prepare medicines and equipment for a medical outreach in Kenya while doing their medical internship with Projects Abroad.

Attend workshops designed to boost your knowledge and give you new medical skills

A group of teenage volunteers explore Kenya in a weekend trip during their medical internship with Projects Abroad.

Go sightseeing and explore with teenage volunteers from around the globe

Your work will mainly focus on the four following activities:

Shadow doctors and medical professionals as they move through various departments

There is much to be learnt from observing medical professionals as they work. Keep your pen and notebook close as you shadow medical staff around the clinic or hospital. You’ll see how the staff engage with patients, and which instruments they use when examining patients.

You’ll also see the state of medical facilities in a developing country, and observe illnesses or diseases you don’t see in your home country. Doctors will teach you how to diagnose and treat these illnesses. We encourage you to ask questions, and learn as much as you can.

Get practical medical experience during community outreaches

Part of our medical internship for high school students in Kenya includes giving you a chance to gain practical experience.

To ensure that disadvantaged communities receive basic healthcare services, we organise medical outreaches. You will help healthcare professionals here. You’ll check people’s temperature, assist with weight checks, take blood pressure readings, and more. All work is supervised, and we have medical professionals on hand to assist with any questions.

Attend workshops designed to boost your knowledge and give you new medical skills

You will have more than one opportunity to take part in workshops aimed at expanding your medical knowledge. Workshops will cover topics like HIV/AIDS, tropical diseases, and more. You’ll also get training on how to take part in medical outreaches.

Go sightseeing and explore with teenage volunteers from around the globe

Evenings and weekends in Kenya are jam-packed with social activities and sightseeing. With a group of teenagers your age, you’ll travel and explore under the supervision of our staff. You will do things like:

Take part in a Swahili class
Taste local cuisine at restaurants
Visit Lake Baringo
Take part in a Kenyan cooking class
Enjoy a visit to Naivasha National Park

Map & Location

Welcome to the “Cradle of Humanity” and a land of contrasts. Here, snow-capped mountains meet rolling savannahs, where lions roam and elephants graze. While famous for safari experiences, there’s much more to life in Kenya.

Home to the Maasai Mara National Park and the second-tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kenya, this East African gem is a bucket list item for nature lovers worldwide. Witness the Great Migration, taste delicious coffee, and be welcomed into a traditional way of life.

Nanyuki

In central Kenya, three hours north of Nairobi, lies the charming town of Nanyuki, the gateway to Mount Kenya. Home to about 70,000 residents, Nanyuki enjoys a cool climate and serves as a base for eager mountain climbers.

Nanyuki has a mix of modern amenities and natural beauty. The town is surrounded by wildlife conservancies, offering popular game drives and safaris, but is also steeped in history. It is famous for its markets, British colonial heritage, and sitting exactly on the equator.

Food & Accommodation

Feel like a local with a caring host family. Our host families in Nanyuki are all carefully vetted and will provide you with everything you need for the experience of a lifetime. This includes a comfortable bed, three meals a day, and fresh drinking water.

We guarantee that your host family’s home will be safe, secure, and clean. They will share Kenyan culture with you and will be eager to learn about yours through conversations or games over home-cooked meals.

Our team will organise your daily transport to and from your placement and will also take you to some of the best restaurants in town. We will try to place you with other Projects Abroad participants of the same gender and similar age, the perfect opportunity to build lasting bonds with people from around the world.

Your Arrival Made Easy

When you arrive at your respective airport, a member of Projects Abroad staff will be there to meet you. You can find more detailed information on arrival airports, orientation, and visas on our Kenya Arrival Procedures page.