Description
Country: South Korea
Setting: Urban
Number of Patient Beds: 435
Bed Occupancy Rate: 85%
Outpatients Seen Per/Day: 1,100
Departments/Specialties:
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Pediatrics
- OB/GYN
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Dermatology
- ENT
- Urology
- Opthalmology
- Neuro Surgery
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Cardio-thoracic Surgery
- Radiology
- Anesthesiology & Pain Management
- Laboratory Medicine
- Diagnostic Pathology
- Pathology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Public Health Education
- Community Development
- Dentistry
- Nutrition/Dietetics
Typical Cases:
- All
Types of Health Care Students Accepted:
- Medical
- Nursing/NP
- Dental
- PT
- OT
- Public Health
- Allied Health (radiology, PA, nutrition)
Languages Spoken:
- Korean, but some staff speak English
Language Requirements/Fluency:
English, although some Korean is helpful
Additional Volunteer Opportunities:
Free Medical treatment in local church & community
Recommended Airport: Incheon International Airport, Seoul (ICN)
Transport from Airport Provided: No
Transportation Costs: About $20 (Express Bus)
Time from Airport to Hospital: 1hr-1.5hrs
Type of Student Housing: Hospital housing if available
Cost of Housing/month: Free accomodation can be arranged, subject to availability. Otherwise about $300/month.
Meal Plan: Hospital Cafeteria
Cost of Meals/day: $6/day
Recommended Months to Visit: January-September
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Last Updated: 2013-09-23