Join Intern Abroad HQ, the world’s most affordable international internship organization, and invest in your future with a Medical Internship in Guatemala.

This medical internship is highly customizable to your experience, with placements for pre med or senior students available. Learn from local doctors and nurses, shadowing them and assisting in rural clinics, schools, elderly homes or on disability programs.

All interns in Guatemala are accommodated in various homestay accommodations. Interns are matched to an appropriate host family, taking into consideration convenient proximity to their internship placement. Typical host families in Guatemala usually comprise of two parents and children or a single parent with children (the ages of a host family’s children can range from young and still living at home, to adults living independently).

Eligibility requirement

Suitable for students at a pre-med educational level, as well as those studying medicine or nursing at a more advanced level.

Language requirements

Interns must be confident enough to verbally communicate in intermediate Spanish.

What's Included

This program ranges from 4-24 weeks. Your fully-hosted experience includes sourcing of your internship placement, personalization of your project plan, airport pick-up, orientation, accommodation, meals and 24/7 support. For a full list of our transparent fees, check out our website.
 
While Guatemala has a public healthcare system, many people - particularly poorer families in rural areas - have trouble accessing critical health services. Medical internships can play a significant role in providing healthcare to those who otherwise may not get it. This is a tailored medical internship for college students at all levels, where your placement assignment and duties reflect your experience, internship duration, and level of Spanish language proficiency.

Medical Internships for pre med students

Pre-med interns or students in the early stages of medical school / health sciences are placed in health support schools, elderly homes, and programs for individuals with disabilities. Placements are around the city of Antigua, and surrounding communities such as Tecpan.

Interns shadow and assist local doctors and nurses, and can help with administering medicine, treating small ailments, keeping medical records, conducting health workshops, and assisting with various therapies.

Medical Internships for medical students

Medical students in their third year or above may be placed in rural clinics, interning alongside local doctors and nurses. Clinics are scattered throughout wider Antigua, or even in the Mayan highlands.

Interns can help to prepare and present health and hygiene workshops in schools, helping to measure patient vital signs or run vaccination campaigns, shadowing doctors in appointments, pharmacy assistance, or in laboratory diagnostics. Local clinicians often organize medical outreach programs to bring healthcare to rural villages, and if these coincide with your internship then you may be able to assist, teaching indigenous families about basic health measures and nutrition.

Note that specific internship activities will always depend on each intern’s experience, so the level of responsibility you’re given will vary. Short-term interns can expect to have an introductory experience, as it is standard for every intern to spend time establishing foundations to build upon. Interns with a greater command of the Spanish language will be more able to interact with patients.
 
Intern Abroad HQ's Guatemala programs are available year-round, with the Monday start date of your choice.

Intern Abroad HQ provides the most affordable and top-rated programs. Detailed pricing available for your duration on our website.

We match you with innovative and entrepreneurial host organizations around the world that give you the opportunity to make a real contribution on high-impact projects with the support of travel experts with an outstanding safety system and track record.

Gain valuable international career experience that will boost your employability in a volatile job market.

Our experiential learning approach provides a structured and guided platform for you to think critically about your experiences on your internship. It accelerates and deepens your learning by asking self-reflective questions around the contexts, actions, and outcomes of your placement.

Academic credit available for all experiences with 45 hours or more through our School of Record with University of Montana that you can apply towards your degree at your home institution.

Flexible booking and free changes so you can register with confidence.

• Select your start date & duration: All Intern Abroad HQ programs are available year-round and you can choose to intern for durations on this program ranging from 4 to 24 weeks.
• Complete your registration: After you have been accepted on your chosen program, you can secure your place by paying the Deposit.
• Pay your Balance: This is only due 60 days before your program starts.

Need to make changes to your booking? You can make free unlimited changes to your destination, project and dates up until 60 days before you start.