Elective Africa is a unique organizer of medical and nursing electives, projects and volunteer trips to Africa. We have no equal when it comes to the quality of our medical and nursing elective programs and the satisfaction of our participants. As you evaluate which elective or trip to apply for, we offer to put you in touch with as many of our past electives participants as you wish. Their feedback will be consistent - Elective Africa programs exceeded their expectations.
Elective Africa has been organizing medical electives and projects placements in Africa for over 10 years. We are not some online reference bureau that takes your application and hands you over to some unknown project in some foreign land. We have designed these medical electives and projects ourselves and we have staff on the ground supporting all our placements. If any of our elective programs don't fit your needs, just contact us and we will customize an africa elective or project for you. We handle all sorts of electives abroad.
Our programs include: Premedical programs, Pre-dentistry programs, New Doctor and Resident, Surgery, Physician Assistant, Nursing, Midwifery, Public health, Medical camps, Music and Arts, School Teams and Safaris.
All our programs are designed to clear 4 key hurdles:
- Offering a rich, rare and insightful learning experience
- Helping under-served communities
- Facilitating cultural exchange and appreciation of host country and community
- Providing some time and space for reflection, inspiration and fun
"I got everything I wanted out of an elective in Africa; plenty of experience examining patients, lots of opportunities to master practical skills and the chance to be involved in the management of complex diseases not seen in the UK. I gained an understanding of the frustrations of working in an understaffed and under-resourced environment helping me to develop my clinical intuition and appreciation of our system in the UK. The programme gives you the chance to immerse yourself in the way of the developing world in a safe and supported manner. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a challenging but inspiring elective experience."
Michelle Carey, University of East Anglia, UK, September 5, 2010