Following a week-long orientation and training, Thailand IH non-professional program participants spend two to three weeks shadowing doctors and nurses at the Bangyai District Hospital in Nonthaburi. The other two to three weeks of the minimum six-week IH program can be spent teaching English and assisting at local primary schools, at a home for disabled children, or at a Buddhist monastery. Professional program participants join the orientation and training program for the first four days and are then assigned to the hospital. Professional volunteers can participate on this program for a minimum of three weeks, but a minimum four- to six-week program is recommended.
Homestays are available at the home of the Head Nurse who will be coordinating the GSC volunteers, as well as at the home(s) of doctors at the hospital. An option of up to four volunteers staying together at an apartment/dormitory connected to the hospital is also available. The apartment does not provide meals, so a meal stipend is provided to each volunteer who chooses this option. Homestays and group housing options are available at the other service sites.
Further information about these programs can be found at http://www.globalservicecorps.org/site/thailand-international-health/ Feel free to call or email GSC with your questions at Thailand@globalservicecorps.org
These IH placements are limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested in these placements, I encourage you to initiate the application process on our website as soon as possible.
We look forward to you joining GSC on one of these life-changing International Health service-learning and cultural immersion programs.
