Medical Electives in Tanzania (Dar es Salaam)

Our partner hospital in Tanzania provides extensive opportunities in niche fields like neurosurgery, oncology, and anaesthesiology, making for a totally unique medical elective. There are also many different specialisms – endocrinology, cardiology, and neurology to name a few – that are available for you to engage with. The adventure continues during your time off too; venture to Mikumi National Park for Africa’s famous safari, or trek to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Read what our students think below!

Reviews

Rachel's Review of her Medical Internship in Dar es Salaam

Rachel Dawson

Queen's University Belfast 2012

Medical, Tanzania Dar es Salaam

It’s cliché, but it really was a life-changing experience and I would have loved to have had more time

Charlie's Review of his Medicall Elective in Dar es Salaam

Charlie Crocker

University of Southampton 2012

Medical, Tanzania Dar es Salaam

We worked in the local health centre doing ward rounds, outpatient clinics and the HIVAIDS treatment service

Emily's Review of her Medical Elective in Dar es Salaam

Emily Hancock

University of Leeds 2012

Medical, Tanzania Dar es Salaam

I was left in awe and thoroughly impressed by the doctors’ dedication towards their patients

Rachel's Review of her Medical Elective in Dar es Salaam

Rachel Rowland

University of Oxford 2011

Medical, Tanzania Dar es Salaam

There was one paediatrics ward which was split in two - contagious (diarrhoea) and non-contagious, which was mostly malaria and pneumonia. There were often two children (and two mums) to a bed.