Project Description
Medical Internships in South Africa
If you’re considering a career as a nurse, physicians assistant, or doctor, VACorps offers an excellent selection of medical internships in South Africa. As a medical intern in our program, you will be working alongside qualified healthcare professionals at one of community healthcare clinics or hospitals. South Africa faces many serious healthcare issues, including high rates of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis – especially among women and young children. There is a high demand for healthcare in low-income areas of the city and many public hospitals and clinics lack appropriate funding and access to primary care. The overall experience will give you first-hand access to South Africa’s public healthcare system and will teach you a wide-range of skills that you’ll carry with you for a lifetime.
Why you should consider a medical internship through VACorps
Whether you are looking to gain experience shadowing doctors and other healthcare professionals in a clinic or hospital, or an internship that involves a specialised field such as dentistry, paediatrics, or epidemiology, we will place you at a site where you will receive an experience that is relevant to your professional objectives.
An international medical internship will greatly enhance your professional resume and many of our alumni have been accepted to medical and PA schools after having completed their internships with VACorps.
- Gain familiarity with South Africa’s healthcare system
- Gain a unique understanding of the HIV/AIDS and TB epidemic in South Africa
- Shadow and interact with established professionals and gain resume-boosting clinic hours
- Work directly with the communities that you will be serving during your internship experience
- Familiarise yourself with various medical procedures and treatments in trauma, infectious disease, maternity, paediatrics, ortho, and more!
- Discover a new culture and the health-related challenges South Africans face daily.
Contact us today to discover how you can participate in a medical internship in Cape Town that will provide you with an introduction to a unique healthcare system in an African country.
Meet past participants:
Hannah Oakerson, Texas, USA (2022)
Hannah is studying for a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Texas A&M University. She joined the VACorps program in May 2022 and participated in a medical internship at a public clinic. "VACorps has [...]
Savannah McCall, Utaha USA (2022)
Savannah (pictured front middle) is majoring in International Studies with a Pre-Medicine emphasis at the Univesity of Utah. She joined the VACorps program in June 2022 and participated in a medical internship at a [...]
Nick Maylett, Utah, USA (2022)
Nick is a pre-med student at the University of Utah and joined the VACorps program in May 2022. Nick participated in a medical internship at a public clinic. "I absolutely loved everything about VACorps, [...]
Morgan Queen, Kansas, USA (2022)
Morgan is a pre-med student at Doane University. She joined the VACorps Program in May 2022 and participated in a medical internship at a public clinic. "I chose to study abroad in Cape Town [...]
Brantley Good, Georgia, USA (2022)
Brantley is a pre-med student at the University of Georgia. He joined the VACorps program in May 2022 and participated in a medical internship. "A spectacular once-in-a-lifetime experience I will always be thankful for. [...]
Emma Sorensen, Georgia, USA (2022)
Emma is a pre-med student at the University of Georgia. She joined the VACorps program in May 2022 and participated in a medical internship at a public clinic in one of Cape Town's townships. [...]
Walter Perez, California, USA (2021)
Walter is a public health major, and joined to VACorps program in June 2021 where he participated in a medical/public health internship at a local clinic in Cape Town. "Traveling away from home to [...]
Robert Stark, Georgia, USA (2021)
Robert is a pre-med student at the University of Georgia. He joined the VACorps program in May 2021 and participated in a medical internship at a local Cape Town clinic. Cape Town has been [...]
Graham Tulowitzky, Georgia, USA (2021)
Graham joined the VACorps program in May 2021 and participated in a medical internship at a clinic in one of Cape Town's townships. He is a pre-med student at the University of Georgia. "I [...]
Ashley Matheis, Indiana, USA (2021)
Ashley is a pre-med student at Indiana University and joined the VACorps program in May 2021, where she participated in a medical internship at a local Cape Town clinic. "My time in Cape Town [...]
Jules N – Maryland, USA (2021)
Jules joined the VACorps program as part of her gap year in January 2021 and will begin studying towards her nursing qualification at Catholic University in the fall. She did an internship at a [...]
Zach Brieck – Georgia, USA (2019)
Zach is studying pre-med at the University of Georgia. He joined the VACorps Program in May 2019 and participated in a Medical Internship at a public health clinic. "Initially, I was not sure what [...]
Payton Chance – Oklahoma, USA (2019)
Payton is studying Pre-Physician Assistant at the University of Oklahoma. She joined the VACorps Program in July 2019 and participated in a Medical Internship at a public health clinic. "I originally decided to do [...]
Emily Clifton – Georgia, USA (2019)
Emily is studying pre-med at the University of Georgia. She joined the VACorps Program in May 2019 and participated in a Medical Internship at a public health clinic. " I chose Cape Town for [...]
