Due to a distinct lack of resources, your medical elective placement in Takoradi will teach you to learn new skills and adapt to the fast-paced environment. You'll also have the choice of working across a whole range of departments including NICU, orthopaedics, emergency and OBG. Adventurers are sure to consider Ghana a paradise, with forest canopy walks, expansive national parks, and beautiful waterfalls in the Volta region. Read what our students think below!
University of Antwerp 2021
"My motto is that you only regret the things you don’t do in life. If you’re thinking about going on a placement like this, that is what I would say to you."
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KU Leuven 2021
"I saw a lot of cases of malnutrition and malaria while I was on those wards, which you definitely don’t see in Belgium."
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University of Central Lancashire 2019
"There was another case which had both an unusual presentation and resourceful management."
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University of Southampton 2019
"Most of the time I was just amazed by how inventive everybody was in solving problems."
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University of Manchester 2019
"I feel this is something that will definitely improve my clinical practice in the UK."
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University of East Anglia 2018
"Amputations for diabetes weren’t uncommon. One patient had bilateral, dry gangrene of both feet."
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2018
"Now, a year later, I still often think back on my time in Ghana and I know for certain I will go back."
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2017
"The experience gave me more passion to do the best I could for the patients I came across."
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University of New South Wales 2015
Working in these hospitals made me simultaneously angry & passionate. Angry at the lack of resources & passionate about wanting to make a difference
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Queens University Belfast 2014
The doctor in charge was happy with our contribution and treated us as part of her team
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