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Dr. Intern's in a nutshellTRANSCRIPT
What is Dr. Interns?Weareanon‐profitorganiza/onthatconnectsstudentstointerna/onalhealthcareinternships.Notonlyisourprogramcompe//velytheleastexpensiveoutthere,it’salsooneofthemostexclusive.
Wehand‐selectourinternsbecausetheywillbeplacedintodemandinginternships.Theyshadowdoctors,goonrounds,stand‐inonsurgeries,andpar/cipatewithlocalmedstudentsindiscussions.
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What interns are saying:
Thisprogramwasablessing,andachallenge.I’msohappyIwaschosentopar/cipatewithDr.Interns.
‐Dianne,Ecuador2010
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Theywereremovingteethandbreakingthejawboneinordertogetaccesstothetumor...Icouldnotbelieveeverythinghappeningrightinfrontofmyeyes!
‐Gillian,India2010
If you’re a non-profit, why the fees?Theinternshipfeescoverallcostsassociatedwiththetripexceptflight.Theseinclude,butarenotlimitedto:on‐groundtransporta/on,meals,lodging,hospital/clinicfee/ashramdona/onforhos/nginterns,andlocalsupportcosts.
95%ofthefeegoesdirectlytowardstheindividualintern’sprogram,with5%goingtowardsafundtobuildsustainableclinicsintheregionthestudentinternsin.OurfirstclinicwillbebuiltinRatanpura,Indiain2012.
Locations Trip Fees
India $3,000
Costa Rica $2,000
Ecuador $2,000
South Africa $3,000
Haiti* $500
or, to put it simply:
basic trip costsclinic initiative
*mustbe3rdyearundergradorabove,EMTspreferred
how we help interns go for freeWebelieveallqualifiedstudentsshouldbeabletoexperienceourinternships,regardlessoffinancialbackground.Thereforeweworkwithinternstofundraise,applytoresearchgrants,andfindthemeanstocovercostswithoutbreakingthebank.WeprovideinternswithonlineprofileslinkedtoPayPalaccountsandFacebook.Internshavepaidfortripsinthepastthroughmanysmalldona/onsandaliZleself‐marke/ng.
why we’re differentDuringtheprogram,Dr.Internshostthestudentblogs,videos,pictures,andresearchprojectsonline.Weactnotonlyasaninternshipprogrambutalearningtoolforthehealthcarecommunity.Wehopetoinspirechangeandinnova/oninthesedevelopingregionsbycrea/nganinterac/veforumforourinternstosharetheirfindings.
leadership opportunitiesInternswhoexcelintheirprogramandarerecommendedbyhospitalstaffaregivingthechancetoapplyasagroupleaderforanotherinternship.
Leadertripsarefullyfundeda]erflightpurchase.D.I.LeadershelpcoordinatethetripwithourResidentLeadersonthegroundinthecountryD.I.placesthemin.
