Boomers Abroad

Highlights

After arriving at Pune airport, a driver will be waiting to take you to your accommodation, where your host family will ensure that you settle into your new home. Starting on Saturday evening, our local coordinator will host an induction for all recently arrived volunteers. You will also have an opportunity to tour the city and take in the sights and sounds of your new home. Regular social events are also held, giving you the opportunity to meet other volunteers and local people, including a free weekend trip on your second weekend.

This state-of-the-art hospital was opened in early 2006 and, although it's a private hospital, it focuses on social equality. It's run by a team of leading doctors who not only work selflessly to help the poor and infirm but are also committed to training young people and raising the standards of the medical profession. They have a clear sense of social responsibility and of "Giving something back."

The hospital treats and operates free of charge on people who can't afford to pay. Donors are found to cover the patients' care under the hospital's Samvedana (empathy) program. The hospital also has a unique program of full medical cover for the impoverished elderly, the cost of which works out at about £10 a year.

Hospital specialisms include: neurology; hematology; cardiac care and surgery; orthopaedics and joint replacement; paediatrics; diabetes; and hand and foot surgery. Other departments include: hypertensive clinics; nephrology; urology; trauma; cosmetology; internal medicine; and medical genetics.

Your role: what you do during your internship will depend on your level of experience. The more experienced / qualified you are, the more 'hands-on' your role will be.

* Untrained / training interns will observe the work of different departments, including surgery. They will also be able to get involved in hospital sepsis protocols; working in reception; in customer care; supporting / counseling patients; and making sure they are comfortable.

* Graduate interns will rotate in clinical departments: neurology/neurosurgery; paediatrics and paediatric neurology; emergency and critical care medicine; haematology and bone marrow transplant; cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery; trauma and orthopaedics; gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgery.

Qualifications

* To be interested in working in medicine, already training or qualified
* Volunteers need to be mature, confident and demonstrate initiative
* Minimum age 18yrs, no maximum age
* Good spoken English is also required
* International volunteers welcome

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

from 1756

Cost Include Description:

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel to India

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Phone/Video Interview

Typically The Application Process Time is

WAVA's Mission Statement

WAVA's Responsible Travel policy is its mission statement. It's not an ideology. It is not a cast-iron set of rigid guidelines and procedures. Rather, it is a spectrum of principles and concepts that promote co-operation and learning not only by those in the London office, but also with all other parties involved - travellers, partners and host communities - ensuring each can mutually benefit. We do our best to understand our travellers' needs, responsibly preparing them to have great experiences, and we produce content that accurately informs our travellers of what they can expect to encounter when abroad.

Year Founded

2010