Electives In Vietnam

MEDICINE IN HUE

Our partner institution in Hue, Vietnam is a university teaching hospital, making it the perfect place to host clinical placements. The variety of departments you can gain experience in is impressive. Oncology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and the cardiovascular and DSA are all open to you. Seeing how traditional Vietnamese medicine is used alongside more contemporary practices will be a highlight. Click the ‘ENQUIRE NOW’ button to find out more.
 

NURSING IN HUE

The university teaching hospital we’ve partnered with in Hue is the perfect environment to undertake a clinical placement. The diversity of departments you could get experience in is remarkable—the Emergency Department, paediatrics, psychiatry, oncology, the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Centre, the Centre for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Centre and more are open to you. Even more interestingly, the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine Department is also open to you, meaning you’ll see how traditional techniques complement more contemporary practises. Click the ‘ENQUIRE NOW’ button to find out more.

MIDWIFERY IN HUE

In Hue, Vietnam we’re fortunate enough to be partnered with a university teaching hospital, which means the level of experience you can get is exceptional. Alongside nurses, medics and fellow midwives and midwifery students, you’ll get first hand insight into a Vietnamese OBG department. From pre and postnatal care to attending and assisting in live births, you’ll see exactly how local professionals use ingenuity to deliver care with limited resources. Click the ‘ENQUIRE NOW button to find out more.
 

PHYSIOTHERAPY IN HUE

Based in a university teaching hospital, the Rehabilitation Department in our partner institution has decades of experience training physiotherapists. Under the supervision of local specialists, you’ll assist with the rehabilitation of a breadth of conditions. These could include everything from severe burns to paediatric spina bifida caused by the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. This is an exceptional opportunity to learn how an impressive level of care is provided, despite resource limitations. Click the ‘ENQUIRE NOW’ button to find out more.

PARAMEDIC SCIENCE IN HUE

Paramedic science placements in Vietnam are fascinating as traditional medicine is built right into the healthcare system. This means you’ll see how modern practises complement ancient traditions. In our partner hospital’s A&E department you’ll see cases like RTA’s and trauma, and unfamiliar tropical diseases like malaria and dengue fever.

Many patients travel in from some of Vietnam’s most rural areas, so the patient demographic is mixed. Click the ‘ENQUIRE NOW’ button to find out more.

RADIOGRAPHY IN HUE

Our partner institution in Hue is a high-level university teaching hospital, delivering a breadth of experience when it comes to practising radiography in a low-resource setting. Much of the diagnostic equipment in the hospital is out of date, and some machines that better-funded hospitals might take for granted do not exist at all. While equipment may be lacking, local staff have adapted techniques to make up for the limitations a lack of equipment imposes. This will teach you how to be resourceful in ways you might not have previously considered. Click the ‘ENQUIRE NOW’ button to find out more.

Pharmacy in HUE

A pharmacy placements in our Vietnamese partner hospital in Hue will highlight the limitations poor funding places on the provision of medicine. The resource gap is particularly notable when it comes to pharmacy, as certain medicines have limited availability, while others are non-existent. This has an obvious impact on patients in that they won’t have access to medicines that you might be used to dispensing. Unique to our programme in Hue, you’ll also be able to observe traditional Vietnamese medicinal practices being used alongside more contemporary techniques. Click the ‘ENQUIRE NOW’ button to find out more.