Nursing Internship in Tanzania

Looking to gain practical experience before your nursing career? This internship is perfect to learn about working in a hospital before applying to nursing school. You’ll get the chance to shadow professional doctors and nurses, enhancing your medical knowledge and improving your CV.

If you’re a nursing student, this is also a great opportunity for you to get practical experience and build your confidence before you graduate.

If you’re not sure whether a career in nursing is for you, join this project to get a glimpse into the daily life of a nurse in Tanzania. You’ll go back home with a clearer idea of nursing work and a broader knowledge of medicine in general.

This internship runs all year round, so you can join at any time. The minimum duration is two weeks, but you can stay as long as you’d like after that.

This project is also perfect for university medical and healthcare elective students. The real-world insight and knowledge you gain will help shape you as a future medical professional. You will also learn to work with different people and get a broader perspective of global healthcare systems and issues. This benefits your career for years to come. We can organize a placement that meets all of your university’s requirements.

You’ll wake up and enjoy a hearty meal with your host family, before grabbing your white coat and catching a dalla dalla to your placement hospital or clinic.

On a typical day, you’ll arrive at work by about 8.00am and leave at 4.00pm. Project work runs from Monday to Friday and you have the weekends free.

You’ll usually spend your mornings shadowing skilled doctors and nurses. Join them during consultations to see first-hand how they diagnose and treat patients.

You can spend time doing ward rounds and watch nurses taking health measures. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions and find out more about what working as a nurse is like. Depending on how long your internship is, you can visit various departments to learn more about specialisations.

Your evenings will be free, giving you the chance to explore Tanzania. You can visit local markets, enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal with your host family, or spend time chatting to Projects Abroad interns.

The main aim of this internship is to promote knowledge sharing. You will learn from qualified doctors and nurses about how healthcare is practiced in a developing country. You’ll also be able to learn about healthcare systems in other countries from the other interns. Ultimately, you’ll leave with a well-rounded knowledge of how the medical field works in a developing country.

You’ll help with providing early screening to people who don’t have easy access to medical facilities. They might not have transport or funds to go to hospitals. Medical outreaches provide basic medical care to these people. You’ll measure their blood pressure, blood sugar, height, and weight. This data will assist doctors and nurses with making referrals.

We have five main goals for our Nursing Project in Tanzania. The goals in our Medicine Management Plan are:

• Improve access to basic healthcare for disadvantaged groups
• Promote awareness of non-communicable diseases
• Improve hygiene standards
• Improve the quality of healthcare provided to patients
• Encourage an understanding of medical practices and promote an exchange of medical knowledge

Join this internship and help us work towards achieving these goals.

You’ll have the chance to rotate between different departments to learn about different areas of medicine. If there’s a department you particularly enjoy, you can spend most of your time there. The different departments include:

• Surgery
• Maternity
• General medicine
• Paediatrics
• Palliative care

The number of departments you can work in will depend on how long your internship is. We recommend staying in each department for at least a week. If you’re interested in a specific department, feel free to contact us and we can help advise you.