21/12/2010

Gap Year Pre-Healthcare Projects Abroad

Gap Medics offer pre-healthcare work experience abroad but what makes their projects abroad different? There are now numerous companies offering gap year healthcare work experience placements abroad but Gap Medics like to think they offer a unique gap year experience and one which you couldnt get anywhere else. There are several key areas where Gap Medics think they offer a unique service in gap year medical / healthcare work placements.

Gap Year Medics Houses

All students live together in a very own Gap Medics Houses. Gap Medics dont use homestays and all students live together in big comfortable accomodation. They feel this is an important part of the gap year experience students get, all students living together with people their own age and with similar interests. Host families are never used by Gap Medics as they would not want one of their students getting a different experience from another. Host families also raise questions of safety issues when a student is staying within an environment that cannot be directly controlled by themselves. It is for these reasons Gap Medics have their own houses each with walled gardens and 24 hour security in each gap year destination.

Gap Year Staff teams

Gap Medics are different also in that they have an extensive network of staff both in country and in the UK. Within each house there is a gap year programme manager, housekeeper, caterer, programme assistants and 24hour security. They are all employed directly by Gap Medics to make sure your stay is memorable, safe, enjoyable and as easy as possible. A gap year programme manager is there to assist you in any travel you wish to undertake and there to give you your local orientation and to help you settle into the house. Gap Medics are in constant contact with staff teams and have a direct internet link to each house so that at any time if for example your parents wanted to reach you and couldnt for whatever reason the team in the UK head office will know exactly what department of the hospital you are working in, when you will be finished, and have information on whatever your plans may be for the weekend too, Gap Medics are only a phonecall or an E-mail away!

Gap Year Hospital Placements

Gap Medics know that above all you go on a medical placement for the gap year healthcare experience that you will get with them. That is why a dedicated team in the UK will work with you before you go on gap year placement to find your specific medical interests and to place you in those departments within the Hospital that will suit you best. in each hospital Gap Medics have student mentors who look after students and will guide them when in the Hospital to ensure a safe an unrivalled Hospital Placement. Gap Medics pay the Doctors direct for their time in teaching you and we pay the hospital direct too for allowing our studnets to learn from their Doctors. This is something which Gap Medics value very greatly, many other organisations do not neccasarrily pay the Doctors and hospitals they work with but Gap Medics feel its an absolute neccessity, firstly because paying the hospitals allows them to increase their revenue often in countries that desperatly need new revenue streams and secondly because it is the Doctors who are looking after you in the hospital as well as doing their dailly job so its only right to ensure they are happy you are there and happy to pass their knowledge onto you that Gap Medics reimburse them for this! You will never feel like you are not wanted in the hospital or are not welcome on a Gap Medics placement. The Hospitals Gap Medics work with all sign strict agreements to ensure safety standards are up to our satisfaction and to ensure a safe placements for students.

You can read some reviews of the Gap Medics placements and more of whats included on the Gap Medics website. Gap Medics are always happy to talk through any questions you may have about your placement so feel free to call or E-mail Gap Medics anytime with any questions you may have.

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