 James Hayward, University of Bristol, UK  Magdalena Pietrzynska, McGill University, Canada  Emily Hotton, University of Bristol, UK  Suzzane and Valerie, St. Georges Medical School, UK  Magdalena Pietrzynska, McGill University, Canada  Andrea Siebers, Johannes Gutenberg, Germany  Yue Chee Keong, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow Med University, Russia  Alexandre Labelle, McGill University, Canada  Jonathan Breeze, Sheffield University, UK  Magdalena Pietrzynska, McGill University, Canada  Thomas Cromwell, Manchester University, UK  Emily Hotton, University of Bristol, UK  Jonathan Breeze, Sheffield University, UK  Suzzane Daniel, St. Georges Medical School, UK  Yue Chee Keong, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow Med University, Russia  Andrea Siebers, Johannes Gutenberg, Germany  Academic Tourism  Academic Tourism  Academic Tourism  Lucinda Bukarie, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sierra Leone  Rupin Kumar, RNT Medical College, India  Rugiatu Kamara, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sierra Leone  Andrea Siebers, Johannes Gutenberg, Germany  Academic Tourism
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Program Overview
| The Royal Triangle healthcare elective and internship programme provides placements designed specifically to meet the needs of students/applicants who wish to gain working experience in a developing country such as Ghana in West Africa. We focus on helping students to acquire lots of hands-on experience they definitely need for their career as medical doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Medical laboratory technologists/technicians, Pharmacists etc.. |
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We also welcome all categories of qualified healthcare persons interested in internships or in acquiring practical experience in a developing country.
Healthcare volunteers, irrespective of background are encouraged to take advantage of our program to offer their voluntary support for healthcare in developing Ghana. |
Essentially a non-profit-making initiative, the Royal Triangle program permits Healthcare students and interns to get accommodated in well furnished apartments and go through rewarding hospital rotation full of hands-on experience. Our placements are flexible, very affordable and are designed specifically to meet the needs of the participants.
Placements are available all-year-round and for all categories of healthcare students and healthcare professionals.
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Visiting persons get the opportunity to experience healthcare and medical practice in rural Ghana as well as semi-urban and urban Ghana.
The Healthcare Elective and Internship program is tailored to help students and interns develop their skills in solving health problems in the face of relatively very limited resources. Medical Students for instance would be expected to actively participate in the management of a wide range of health conditions using pure clinical skills. |
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ELECTIVE SCHEDULES |
Application for placement can be done all year round. Maximum benefit could be derived if a participant enrol for not less than 2 weeks. It is worth noting, however, that the recommended duration of electives or volunteering is four weeks or more.
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| CONDUCT OF PROGRAMME |
The recommended program duration for elective and volunteering is four weeks. Participants are expected to be at their hostel of residence at least a day before the scheduled day of commencement of attachment.
The language used for teaching and learning in Ghana is English. Nurses and nurse assistants are always available to help with interpretation should you come across a patient who can not speak English.
Participants may either choose to have their attachment at a Specialists/Teaching Hospital or at a District(or Rural) Hospital.
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| SPECIALIST'S HOSPITAL |
| Participant who opt for a Teaching or Specialist Hospital are expected to state their specialty of interest. Such applicant would be attached to the Special department of choice and work under the specialist in-charge. |
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| DISTRICT (RURAL) HOSPITAL |
A District hospitals (sometimes called Municipal Hospital) is the main hospital within a district or municipality and serves as a referral facility for all health facilities in the entire district. Doctors in a district hospital are usually equipped with the skill to manage all forms of emergencies, be it sugical or medical. A district doctor may best be described as an all-round-doctor.
Program participant on attachment at a District (rural) Hospital are made to rotate through all wards (Medical, Surgical, Maternity, Gynaecology, and Paediatric wards) provided the duration chosen would permit. Every participant is however encouraged to goes through the Emergency units namely the labour ward and the Casualty unit. Medical Students and Doctors are also made to join Surgeons at the operating theatres where they are allowed to observe surgical cases and in some cases allowed to act as second assistants.
For district hospital attachement, a participant may opt for a week attachment at a rural clinic (called health center).
Depending on the duration chosen by a participant, this schedule is re-adjusted appropriately to ensure that the participant benefits maximally from his or her visit.
Participants, irrespective of background are encouraged to join medical officers on their daily ward rounds as well as the once-a-week grand ward round. The Grand Ward Rounds brings together all doctors, pharmacists, nurse managers etc to share ideas about individual patient care plans and challenges. |
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At the emergency unit, medical students in their terminal years of training are encourage to attend to new cases under strict supervision of the doctor in charge. The essence of this is to encourage students to exercise their clinical prowess in arriving at diagnoses.
At the Health Centres, students under the supervision of the medical assistants in-charge are encouraged to take part in the general care offered to patients visiting such facilities. |
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| A Medical student or intern assigned to a ward is expected to review as many cases as he or she can and to discuss his or her findings with the medical doctor in charge of the ward. Please note that, students are not permitted to prescribe treatments for patients without authorisation. |
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| The last-but-one weekend of a participant's visit is usually dedicated for visiting tourist sites in the district or municipality. Participants are free to use their weekends for such tours. They could opt to cross regions to visit other tourist sites of interest. |
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| ONLINE- APPLICATION |
All interested participants are expected to clearly declare their purpose
and intentions as detailed in the ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM. Applicants are required to send an up-to-date Resume or curriculum vitae. In addition, they would be required to provide at least one reference person.
Student applicants are expected to come along with a proof of status (School I.D. etc). Interns are to submit copies of their academic certificates.
Please note that confirmation of status would be sought from your institutions of training. |
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FOOD AND TRANSPORT
Numerous restaurants available offer both local and continental dishes. At the request of students, special arrangement could be made towards preparation of food for students. The cost involved would be borne solely by the requesting student. Cost per head for arranged meal is $ 5.00
Public Buses and private Mini buses (popularly called Trotro) as well as Taxis are available to cater for all your transport needs. |
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