Community Medical Clinic
IY Community Medical Clinic
Position: Clinic Assistant
Length of Internship: 8-12 weeks
Number of Positions: 2
Work as a clinic assistant in the Imizamo Yethu Community Medical Clinic, located in Cape Town, South Africa. As an intern at this site, you will have the opportunity to assist the clinic''s doctors and nurses with patients seeking medical assistance. The clinic is funded by the South African government and interns will experience all aspects of the clinic''s operations. Major responsibilities for this internship include processing patients, family planning and administering injections. Interns will also work in an observation role with the HIV nurse and will assist the other staff nurses with a variety of tasks. Once a week interns will have the opportunity to assist the pre-natal nurses who visit the clinic. This is an outstanding internship opportunity for an applicant considering a career in the medical profession. Please email us directly for more information about this internship opportunity.

- Kate Sheffield worked as an intern at the IY Clinic from Septemer to December of 2008.



















