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Sixth Form Half Term Special

Our placements run all year round so you can choose any weekend of the year to travel on a Gap Medics placement but occasionally we have special 1-week projects aimed at specific students.

Are you in Years 12 or 13 and thinking of applying for medicine, nursing, midwifery or dentistry? Our Sixth Form Special in Thailand allows you to gain a full week of clinical work experience during your half-term break. The timing of the project in February 2012 means its ideal for Year 13 students preparing for medical school or those in Year 12 wanting an introduction to clinical medicine.

Thailand Sixth Form Special dates:

12th – 18th Feb 2012

The placement price of just £1190 includes a fully-supervised hospital placement, clinical teaching, safe and secure accommodation in our own students house, food, airport pickup in Thailand, local orientations, 24/7 support from our teams in Thailand and the UK and lots of help with preparations for your trip.

Once in Thailand and our base in Chiang Mai, you will spend five days shadowing highly skilled doctors in their day-to-day work, both on wards and in the operating theatre (depending on your exact placement). The particular doctor you are assigned to each day is your mentor – he or she will speak fluent English and provide on-the-go teaching about the different cases you encounter. You will also undertake 3 clinical teaching sessions in the hospital during the week, which is your chance to learn more about healthcare and to ask questions to the doctors too.

This intensive 1-week placement is ideal preparation for medical school and an invaluable opportunity to stand out on your applications too.

During the week you will focus on learning more about healthcare but there’s still plenty of time to explore the local area too with the help and guidance of our staff teams. In your free time you will be able to visit the local Elephant Sanctuary and the famous night markets and temples of Chiang Mai. On Friday afternoon students will get the opportunity to take a guided hike into the Thai jungle, where students also get the chance to ride an elephant and take a bamboo raft down The Mae Tang River before heading back home.

We recommend students arrive into Chiang Mai anytime on the 12th February 2012 and depart from Chiang Mai on the 18th February 2012. The cheapest way for students to book flights is to look to book international flights to arive into Bangkok in Thailand and then a seperate booking of internal flights to Chiang Mai. We also have a travel partner who can help you arrange flights after you have a place confirmed on the programme.

Please be aware that places are limited and our special projects usually book up fast. Book Now, give us a call on 0191 2696818 or email info@gapmedics.com.