Volunteer Guatemala Xela: Medical Program
- Location(s): Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- Program Type(s): Study Abroad, Internship, Volunteer, Intensive Language, Gap Year, Graduate Program, High School
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In Guatemala there are networks of public health centers offering free of charge care. One of these centers is located in the town of Xela. Volunteer in an outpatient environment which caters to poor families living in Xela. Spanish speaking volu... read more
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In Guatemala there are networks of public health centers offering free of charge care. One of these centers is located in the town of Xela. Volunteer in an outpatient environment which caters to poor families living in Xela. Spanish speaking volunteers with a health back ground (medical/nursing students, EMT) are welcome. Patients see vary between 200-300 per day. Your browser does not support the video tag. Medical volunteering will allow you to give patient checkups, examining babies, taking weights, checking vitals, and shadowing the local medical staff. We need volunteers with Intermediate Spanish knowledge.*This program can be combined with Language Immersion classes.
Program Type(s):
Study AbroadInternship
Volunteer
Intensive Language
Gap Year
Graduate Program
High School
Program Length(s):
- Fall
- Summer
- Spring
- Maymester
- January Term
- Spring Break
- Custom
- Short Term
Relevant Study Subject(s):
- Dentistry
- Medicine
- Registered Nurse
- Medical Residency Programs
