Medical Mission Trips For High School Students
Are you a high school student interested in learning to gain medical experience in a developing country? Are you looking for an affordable way to explore and travel abroad while working alongside professional medical doctors to help poor communities?
This is a great opportunity for you to travel, explore and experience new culture, language and live like a local. It is an amazing way to help you develop your interpersonal, communication and leadership skills. Similarly, working for the welfare of people is a noble deed and it will add a sense of satisfaction to your life that gives you a higher level of confidence.
IFRE offers the best and most affordable 200 volunteer abroad programs across 20 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Since 2006 IFRE has hosted more than 22,000 happy volunteers in life changing programs that have brought positive changes in the community. By joining IFRE ‘s high school medical mission trips you will be bridging gaps to improve medical health of poor communities around the world while travelling and immersing in new culture.
If you and your group are looking to participate in this program, you are in the right place. Contact us today and learn how you can join thousands of student volunteers around the world who have taken the opportunity to help people in need while learning and living like local people.
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IFRE’s Medical Mission Trips For High School Students:
Costa Rica
Healthcare Project (San Jose, Cortes)
Cortes is a small city located in southern Costa Rica near the border of Panama. It is nestled in the beautiful Rio Grande Terraba Valley. Despite being a traveller’s paradise many locals suffer from poverty. Poor people in rural areas, especially, struggle to get into the cities where doctors and hospitals are available to treat them.
IFREs high school volunteering medical mission trip teams up with local doctors and nurses to get these underprivileged patients the care they need. When you join high school students volunteer program in Costa Rica, you will shadow local doctors and medical professionals in their treatment of these patients and gain valuable experience observing real-life medical cases and in how to handle them.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Costa Rica
IFRE has volunteering programs in San Jose, Costa Rica you can get excited about it doesn’t matter what your background, passion, or interests may be.
Peru
Medical/Healthcare Project (Cusco)
Peru is an amazing large country in South America and encompasses of an array of dramatic landscapes, including high mountains, sandy white beaches, and the Amazon jungle. Unfortunately, quality healthcare is limited and only provided in major cities. The rural areas are in dire need of qualified medical staff and modern technology available in the cities. It has been a constant struggle for years to provide quality and affordable healthcare for all Peruvians. Medical mission trips for high school students in Peru will offer a great opportunity to gain professional experience and provide medical attention to poor communities in rural Cusco.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Peru
IFRE has many projects in Peru you can get involved with that will help you make a real difference in the world.
Thailand
Health Care Volunteer Experience (Surin, Thailand)
Thailand is a stunning country with gorgeous natural scenery and rich Buddhist culture and history. It is known as a world-class tourist destination full of exotic wildlife and warm sandy white beaches. Sadly, Thailand also struggles with poverty and many poor people in the rural areas are suffering. They do not have access to basic needs such as food including medical care.
When you join summer medical mission trips for high school students in Thailand, you will shadow local doctors, gaining life changing medical volunteer experience while making a difference by helping poor communities, the elderly and children. Your work will thus have great meaning for both your life and the lives of others.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Thailand
IFRE knows every volunteer is different, so we have made sure to find a wide range of projects you can get excited about that will help you make the world a better place.
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Cambodia
Health/Medical Project
Cambodia is a gorgeous country set in Southeast Asia, filled with spectacular scenery ranging from the low plains to the lush mountains and a spectacular coastline. It has abundance of wildlife, including wild and domesticated elephants. Sadly, Cambodia suffers huge problems in the development of the health system.
Lack of adequate water, sanitation, education and transport and communication are seen as the root cause of poor medical systems in the country. People in rural villages especially have difficulties obtaining basic medical care hence there is an urgent need for people like you to bridge the gap. High school medical mission trips abroad in Cambodia will be a great opportunity to gain professional experience and give medical assistance to impoverished patients and at the same time it will boost your expertise and position in the medical field
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Cambodia
FRE offers an array of impactful projects in Cambodia, so no matter what type of volunteer experience you are searching for you can be sure to find a project that suits your interests.
Skills and Qualifications
To join IFRE’s high school medical mission trips programs you will be required to have a medical certification. Most important is that you have a great love and passion for helping people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and possess a large degree of kindness, flexibility and patience. You should also be a proactive and enthusiastic person who enjoys tackling new challenges in foreign environments.
The Start Date(s)
The program begin every Monday all year-round. If you have travel constraints, you can still start your chosen program on any day of the year.
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The Fee
As a non- profit IFRE o believes in 100% transparency, so the program fees are paid directly to the host family and the project. For as little as $165 you will be able to participate in medical mission trips for high school students projects for a week. The fee caters for meals, housing, local support and minor expenses such as airport pick up.
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Housing and Food
During your medical volunteer work abroad, you will be living in our safe and comfortable home provided by a local host family. The home is modern and permanent with western-style toilet, electricity and running water. You will also be served with three home cooked meals (breakfast, Lunch and dinner) per day. In some countries while in trip medical mission for high school students you will stay at a volunteer house of a project hostel. In addition you will be served with three nutritious local meals.
How can you apply?
The application process is very quick and simple. You only have to press the APPLY NOW button and complete the information in the application form, and then submit.
Why go with IFRE Volunteers?
IFRE was founded in 2006 with the goal to provide safe and affordable volunteer abroad programs. As a registered non-profit IFRE is highly regarded for safe projects, attention to detail, affordability, professional field volunteer support and diverse opportunities for cultural immersion. With over 200 programs in 20 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America IFRE offers exceptionally affordable program fees as well as change the world through volunteering programs.
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How can you go as a group?
IFRE will design for you and your group affordable and impactful mission trips for high school students. This is a perfect opportunity to engage in teamwork, learning while engaging in the new culture and getting to know each other better. This is a wonderful chance for you and your group to travel and try something new. Contact us today to register for this affordable unique group opportunity.
Conclusion
Now that you have gone through all the programs we offer for medical mission trips for high school students we know you are ready to travel and take up a program that best suits your goals and objectives. Serving people in need and giving back to the community provides you with a sense of accomplishment and confidence that will remain with you for a lifetime.
Take this opportunity and lets hear your experience abroad.
Happy volunteering!
IFRE Volunteers is one of the top volunteering program providers in the world. We offer amazing volunteer programs in 20 countries across Latin America, Asia and Africa. If you are interested to volunteer in other countries than mentioned above, check out our best affordable programs in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bali, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Argentina, Ecuador and Brazil.
Check out ‘A Complete Volunteer Abroad Guide: Everything You Need To Know’ to learn more about what is volunteering abroad. If you want to know how to volunteer abroad for free, go through our Volunteer Abroad for Free article. If you are a college student and searching for meaningful summer volunteering programs, check out our popular articles Community Service Trips For College Students and Summer Volunteer Programs For College Students.
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