Work Placements - Medicine and Healthcare - Peru
Peru is one of the few countries in the world to incorporate all the major geographical extremes, from the towering snow capped Andes, to the vast tropical jungles of the Amazon, to a long and varied coastline, it contains scenery for every enthusiast. Combine this with a rich Inca and Hispanic heritage and you have a country that pulses with culture and vitality.
Our Careerbreaker Work Placement base is the city of Cusco. Located 3400m above sea level in the Andes mountains, Cusco was once the centre of the great Inca Empire and is home to some 300,000 people. The narrow cobbled streets and local craft markets still retain all of their traditional charm, and llamas wander past the Internet cafes and bars.
At the weekends, you don’t have to go far from Cusco to find yourself in villages where little has changed in the last hundred years. People in traditional Peruvian dress still farm the fields with ox-drawn ploughs and donkeys are the main rural transport.
Your medical placement will be based in Cusco’s Regional Hospital. It has all of the departments you would expect to find in a hospital in the UK, including A+E, Paediatrics, Physiotherapy, Maternity and Orthopaedics. This is a great opportunity to visit and learn about medicine in a country different from your own. There is also the opportunity to move between departments, and visit rural clinics for a more varied placement.
Cusco’s Regional Hospital is also one of the bases for the ‘Gorgas’ Medicine Instruction Course, organised by Alabama University and specialises in tropical medicine and infectology. For all or part of your volunteer work placement you can choose to elect a three week course of study (appropriate to your prior knowledge) of study in tropical medicine and infectology, followed by a one week hospital practice in a jungle location.
Please Note: You will need to speak Spanish to enjoy our placements in Peru. For those with little or no knowledge of the language, we can arrange a week’s intensive tuition prior to your placement in Cusco click here for further details.
Please feel free to contact us to discuss your specific requirements further. Tel 0191 2669495 or e-mail: team@madventurer.com
Do you fancy a bit of adventure and sight-seeing after you volunteer placement? Contact us to discuss possible adventure trips.
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