Description
Country: Thailand
Setting: Urban
Number of Patient Beds: 80
Bed Occupancy Rate: 30%
Outpatients Seen Per/Day: 150
Departments/Specialties:
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics/gynecology
Typical Cases:
- Colds
- Flu
- Pneumonia
- HT
- Diabetes
- URI
- UTI
Types of Health Care Students Accepted:
- Only medical students
Languages Spoken:
- Thai
Language Requirements/Fluency:
English
Additional Volunteer Opportunities:
A rural orphanage
Recommended Airport: Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi International Airport - BKK)
Visa Requirements for U.S. Citizen: For US citizen a 1 month tourist visa can be obtained at the airport in Bangkok. Other nationalities need to check first with the Thai consulate in L.A.
Transport from Airport Provided: Yes
Time from Airport to Hospital: 1 hr.
Type of Student Housing: Guest house
Cost of Housing/night: Varies, but usually about $25/night
Meal Plan: Cafeteria, cash in Thai Baht
Cost of Meals/day: About $3-5/meal
Recommended Months to Visit: Year-round
Comments from Site:
Rotations are subject to patient counts.
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Last Updated: 2013-06-18