You can expect to experience a range of specialist areas during your medical internship in Kathmandu, including neurology, cardiology, and nephrology – all under the supervision of local medical professionals. When the working day is over, you’ll have plenty of time to explore Kathmandu's ornate temples and stunning natural beauty. For those looking for a little more adrenaline, why not paraglide through the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas? Read what our students think below!
Queen's University Belfast 2024
"I have had an amazing placement in Nepal, which has given me a real insight into how healthcare is practised here. I will take many lessons away from this experience
Read more
University of New England 2024
"By lunchtime, I had observed three vaginal deliveries and one caesarean section. This was more than I had ever witnessed in one day in Australia on my O&G rotation."
Read more
James Cook University 2024
"A memorable case during my time in Kathmandu was a patient admitted with severe electrical burns across his arms, back, and legs."
Read more
University of Southampton 2023
"The biggest difference was the lack of provisions. Even though the hospital is partly funded, all patients still had to buy all medications and provisions for the doctors to treat them".
Read more
University of Newcastle 2023
"Having the opportunity to take my skills overseas and learn how things work in a healthcare system that is, in many ways, completely different from my own was too good to pass up."
Read more
Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry 2023
"My supervisors were great, really friendly and engaging and all spoke excellent English and got me involved".
Read more
University of Queensland 2019
"The doctors and nurses are supremely knowledgeable and excellent teachers".
Read more
2018
"I saw conditions I’d never seen before, and probably won’t see again."
Read more
University of Leicester 2018
"One case that stuck with me was that of a ten-year-old boy with renal failure..."
Read more
