CAREER-BOOSTING MIDWIFERY WORK EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA AND ASIA
Pursuing a career in midwifery?
Open the door to university with one of Work the World’s new Global Health Projects.
This is an exclusive two-week experience in an overseas hospital that boosts your academic profile and paves the way to university.
Shadowing local midwives and doctors, you’ll get experience that all but a select few have. And you’ll get a professional reference at the end to prove it.
What is a Global Health Project?
On a Global Health Project with Work the World you’ll spend two weeks getting midwifery work experience in a low-resource hospital overseas, shadowing your mentors (qualified local midwives and doctors) as you rotate through key departments.
The aim of this project is for you to get clinical experience that you can’t get anywhere else — you’ll see how local staff treat everything from common illnesses to tropical diseases. And you’ll come away from the experience prepared to tackle university one step ahead of your peers.
What are the benefits?
- Strengthen your academic profile
- Impress universities with experience within a clinical setting
- Build a network of future midwives to tap into during your career
- Gain perspective that will reframe your view of the NHS
- Build your confidence by stepping out of your comfort zone
- Get an idea of where you might specialise later in your career
- Get a reference from a Clinical Director to add to your portfolio
Eye-opening clinical experience
With this kind of midwifery work experience, you’ll see an enormous range of advanced cases and unfamiliar practices.
These vary depending on the destination you choose. But the list below should give you some idea of the kinds of things you might see:
- High patient volumes
- Cultural beliefs influencing child birthing practices
- Midwives taking on a more clinical role
One of your biggest learnings will be how local staff still provide a high level of care even when resources are incredibly low.
At the end of the experience, you’ll get a professional reference from the hospital’s Clinical Director.
This lends weight to your academic portfolio and you can use it to help prove what you achieved.
Primary Healthcare Experience
One afternoon after your hospital placement our team will take you to visit a primary healthcare clinic. Each experience varies by destination, but this will take place in settings like maternity, vaccination, or HIV clinics.
This complements your experience in the hospital as it gives you a better understanding of how the local healthcare system works as a whole.
The Primary Healthcare Experience will be eye-opening in that you will be able to directly compare it to services offered by the NHS — sometimes the differences can be stark.
What else happens outside the hospital?
Your clinical experience is the focus of your trip. But we will help you make the most of your time outside the hospital.
Your afternoons and weekends are packed full of activities and travel experiences. Some are part of the structure of the trip, others are optional extras.
Other afternoon activities include:
- Clinical teaching seminars hosted by hospital staff
- Q&A sessions with local medical students
- Local language lessons
- Learn to cook local dishes with our catering team
Another big part of what makes the Work the World experience memorable is the fun you’ll have with friends — new and old — while you’re overseas.
Outside of the activities listed you’ll have plenty of downtime to get to know each other.
What’s included?
The service you get with Work the World is comprehensive. It includes, but is not limited to:
- Pre-departure preparation with our UK team
- Structured, mentored hospital experience
- Additional experience in a primary clinical setting
- Private, catered accommodation
- 24/7 in-country team
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Organised afternoon activities
- + more
DESTINATIONS
We operate in exciting destinations that are perfect for both clinical experience and travel and culture.Be assured we have a rigorous selection process. It determines if a hospital is suitable for students like you who want to get experience shadowing qualified doctors before starting university.The structure of your Global Health Project is the same no matter where you go. So all you have to do is decide which country you most want to visit.
GHANA
Ghana is perfect if you’re a first timer in Africa. It’s safe, stable and gives you a taste of the lively local culture the continent is known for. Ghana has it all — beautiful coastline, deep jungles full of wildlife, and bustling cities full of cultural heritage.
Best known for:
- Tropical coastline
- National parks full of wildlife
- Colourful local culture
- Dense rainforests
- Warm and welcoming people
ZANZIBAR
One of the jewels of the African coast, Zanzibar is a traveller’s paradise. Think white-sandy beaches lined with palm trees swaying in a warm breeze. Local market stalls overflow with spices grown in the plantations, and dala dalas – local minibuses – zip through the streets, bussing inhabitants around the island.
Best known for:
- Idyllic beaches
- Bustling bazaars
- Monkey-filled mangroves
- Spice plantations
- Ocean reefs
VIETNAM
Vietnam is a quintessentially Southeast Asian country, but is at the same time unique. It has the tuk tuks, the food stalls, ancient architecture… But it also has a vibrant modern culture with coffee shops and a budding art scene. If you’re a foodie, Vietnam is a treat as it's a cultural melting pot and with that comes a unique street food menu.
Best known for:
- Busy night markets
- Buddhist temples
- Tropical beaches
- Dragon boats on Perfume River
- Delicious local cuisine
SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka is many things. It’s a country in which you can find paradise beaches on one side and wild elephants roaming the highways on the other. But regardless of where you go in Sri Lanka, you’ll be awed by the country’s natural beauty. There’s plenty of cultural history to dive into – the ruined city of Anuradhapura is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a must-see.
Best known for:
- Ancient city ruins
- Sprawling tea plantations
- Scenic mountain train rides
- Paradise beaches
- Wild elephants
Who are Work the World?
We have built these new and exclusive Global Health Projects based on our vast experience and expertise. Up until recently, our focus was sending university students on award-winning clinical electives to hospitals all over the world.
But in recent years we have been inundated with requests from pre-university students like you. We listened, and built a project structured with you in mind.
So, on your Global Health Project, you’ll enjoy the high standard of experience we’re already known for.
Some information about us:
- 17,000+ completed trips
- 15 years of experience and expertise
- 50+ long-standing hospital partnerships
- Independently rated 4.8 out of 5 by students worldwide