High School & Pre-Med Medical Internships in Ghana | Pro-Passion Projects

Gain early medical experience in Ghana with Pro-Passion Projects’ High School and Pre-Med Internship Program. Designed for high school students, gap-year students, and international pre-med undergraduates — including US pre-med applicants — this medical internship in Ghana offers supervised hospital observation, community health exposure, and cultural immersion in a safe and ethical setting.

Interns are placed in accredited hospitals and community clinics in Accra, where they shadow doctors and nurses during ward rounds, outpatient consultations, and emergency care observation. Participants also observe maternal and child health services such as antenatal care, vaccination clinics, and PMTCT counseling, and may support public health outreach programs including screenings and health education campaigns when available.

Under supervision, interns may assist with non-clinical hospital tasks such as organizing triage, supporting patient documentation, updating basic records, and preparing materials for health promotion sessions. Interns may also attend case discussions and clinical teaching sessions to understand real-life medical decision-making in low-resource settings.

This pre-med internship in Ghana is ideal for high school students and pre-med undergraduates who want to gain early medical exposure before applying to medical school, strengthen their personal statements and CVs, gain confidence in a hospital setting, and learn about global health in a developing country. Unlike many major international volunteer organizations that restrict hospitals to medical students only, Pro-Passion Projects provides structured and supervised access for pre-med and high school students without clinical interference — ensuring an ethical, responsible, and educational experience.

• Gain early exposure to real hospital environments before applying to medical school
  
• Shadow doctors and nurses ethically in accredited facilities
  
• Strengthen your CV and personal statement with international medical experience
  
• Experience community health in a developing country context
  
• Receive full in-country support, safe accommodation, and structured supervision

• Shadow doctors and nurses during ward rounds and outpatient consultations
  
• Observe emergency care, maternal and child health services, and vaccination clinics
  
• Witness PMTCT (Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission) counseling sessions
  
• Support non-clinical hospital tasks such as organizing triage flow, basic documentation, and preparing materials for health talks
  
• Join supervised community health outreach when available (screenings, school health talks, home visits, etc.)
  
• Attend case discussions or teaching sessions to understand medical decision-making in practice

• High school students interested in medicine, nursing, or public health
  
• Gap-year students seeking meaningful medical exposure before university
  
• Undergraduate pre-med and pre-health students (including US & UK pre-meds)
  
• International volunteers who want ethical, structured access to healthcare settings
  
• Students who want to strengthen future medical school applications with real exposure
  
• Those interested in global health, community medicine, and cultural immersion

• Partner Hospitals in Accra — Observe patient care, ward rounds, outpatient consultations, and emergency units under professional supervision.
  
• Community Health Clinics — Learn how local health systems operate, observe maternal & child health services, vaccination days, and basic diagnostics.
  
• Public Health Outreach Settings — When scheduled, take part in school health screenings, health education campaigns, and community awareness programs.
  
• Teaching & Case Review Sessions — Attend medical discussions, morning briefs, and training sessions (when permitted) to understand real clinical decision-making.

• Accepts High School & Pre-Med Students — Many international programs restrict hospital access to medical students only; we provide supervised exposure earlier in your journey.
  
• Structured & Ethical Placement — No unsupervised clinical work; all observation and support tasks are guided to protect patients and interns.
  
• Real Hospital + Real Community Mix — Not just shadowing indoors — you also experience public health outreach and prevention in real communities.
  
• Built to Strengthen Applications — Experience, reflection points, and reference letters that support medical school or college applications.
  
• Small, Local, Affordable & Impact-Driven — Unlike large international providers, fees support host families, outreach, and underprivileged schools directly in Ghana.

• High school students (14–19) interested in medicine or global health
  
• Gap-year students preparing for medical school
  
• International pre-med undergraduates (including US pre-meds)
  
• First-year university students exploring a healthcare career
  
• Volunteers with no previous hospital experience who want structured exposure
  
• Students seeking service-learning or hours toward an academic requirement

Ready to gain early medical exposure and make an impact in Ghana? Applications are open year-round with flexible start dates. Spaces are limited to maintain supervision and quality learning.

Click “APPLY HERE” or contact our team to secure your placement. Begin your journey toward medical school with real-world hospital observation, public health exposure, and a life-changing international experience.

If you are already a medical or nursing student seeking a more advanced clinical placement, explore our Medical Elective internship, Africa or Public Health Internship in Africa — Community Health Outreach & Research in Ghana. Interns are placed at major teaching hospitals such as Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and LEKMA Polyclinic, where they observe procedures, assist in hospital departments under supervision, and participate in community medical outreach when available.

This elective internship is the next step after our High School & Pre-Med Medical Project — providing a structured pathway to progress from early exposure to real-world clinical experience in Africa.

What Past Interns Say About Pro-Passion (Other Projects)

Ines Beauvalet from UK review on Trustpilot

"I had the best time and best experience of my life doing this project. From the way I was received, to the itinerary, everything was amazing. The host family was the best, Sheila made you feel so at home, and I can’t thank her family enough for letting me stay there, I still miss them every day! Joseph was also amazing and really made sure you had the best time and explained everything very well. I had the best supervisor, Stephen, whom I really saw as a friend and always checked up on me when I was there, and he definitely made my experience amazing! He supported me the whole time. Thank you for everything. I can’t recommend this project enough!!!!"

Victoria Ngo-Lam from San Francisco said on Trustpilot

"Pro-passion projects created an amazing experience for me to learn about human rights around the world. I stayed with a wonderful host family who accommodated my pescatarian diet and took care I was always comfortable. The application and onboarding experience was outstanding and professional. I recommend this opportunity to other volunteers looking for a memorable experience."