Our Thailand programme offers structured medical work experience abroad for students aged 14–18 preparing for medical school. This immersive two-week hospital placement combines supervised clinical exposure with cultural discovery across our twin bases in Chiang Mai and Bangkok.
Thailand is a country it’s impossible not to fall in love with. From the mountainous north to the vibrant energy of Bangkok, it offers the perfect balance of overseas hospital work experience and cultural immersion. Your first week is based in Chiang Mai, set amongst lush hills with temples and markets around every corner. During the middle weekend, students visit an elephant sanctuary before travelling to Bangkok for the second week.
Throughout the placement, students rotate through multiple hospitals, from larger private institutions to smaller rural settings, gaining insight into diverse healthcare environments while strengthening their medical school applications.
Our staff team will collect you at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) anytime between 8 am and 6 pm on the Sunday you start.
After you have enrolled for our hospital work experience abroad, you’ll gain access to your Premed Portal webpage. Here you can read more extensive project notes and also let us know details of your arrival, such as flight numbers and timings etc.
At our Thailand medical work experience project, we aim to provide you with comfortable and secure accommodation throughout your stay. We understand that a peaceful place to unwind after a fulfilling day of medical work in Bangkok and Chiang Mai is essential for our participants.
Just like our other work experience courses, our accommodation is designed to offer plenty of space for socialising, relaxation, and making you feel at home.
All our accommodation in Thailand is equipped with 24/7 security to ensure your safety during your hospital work experience abroad. We provide comfortable rooms to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
During your time in Thailand, you can look forward to:
We’re committed to ensuring your medical work experience in Thailand is both educational and enjoyable, and our accommodation plays a key role in making this happen.
Experience Local Cuisine:
One of the most famous countries in the world for food, Thailand has a rightly deserved reputation for culinary excellence. We’ll introduce you to Thailand with a bowl of Khao Soi, noodles bathed in a curry broth and topped with satisfying crunchy noodles. Slurping definitely allowed.
We also know that sometimes you just want your home comforts so you will have a choice of some more familiar meals too should you wish.
You’ll, of course, get a full breakfast each morning and a selection of pastries and fresh fruits to get you all set up for a long day of hospital placement.
Our staff can cater to a range of dietary requirements and will rustle up thick luxurious green chicken curries, still-sizzling satay sticks, fresh and zesty bowls of Pad Thai and the most colourful salads you’ve ever seen. Thailand’s also a great place to be a vegetarian, with beautifully prepared vegetable curries and tangy BBQ tofu all there to tempt you.
We’ll even get you involved at a Thai cookery school, too. So sharpen up those cookery skills, and hopefully, when you return home, you’ll have learnt more than just healthcare.
It wouldn’t be a trip to Thailand without getting involved in some of the amazing street food too. There’s some weird and wonderful food to be had in markets and lining the streets of Chiang Mai, and our staff team knows the best places to try.
During your weekend, you’ll spend the day at an elephant rescue centre. Feed and exercise the elephants in the jungle under the watchful eye of their carers before bathing them in a mountain stream. All of this is included in your hospital work experience package!
And just like that, you’ve spent 2-weeks in 6 different hospitals, had over 32 hours of medical work experience, met lifelong friends from all over the world and had insight into your future career that few others can boast.
Your Project manager is called Carrie (on the far left), and she grew up in Austin, Texas, USA.
Carrie is used to working with students interning in hospitals. She is very enthusiastic about working with medical students abroad. She will encourage you to get outside of your comfort zone and experience other cultures.
Ably assisted by (from left to right) May, Rose, Jao and Bent and a comprehensive team of hospital coordinators, transport coordinators, security and catering teams. Our team will ensure you have a safe trip and get more hospital work experience than you ever thought possible.
Our staff team will make sure you’ll never be far away from any support you may need. This is your Premed Projects family during your project, and you couldn’t wish for a friendlier, more competent group to make your Thailand work experience any better.
You’ll only need extra for snacks, lunches and souvenirs.
Simply visit Apply Now, and you can enrol for your chosen dates. All of our projects are on a first-come, first-served basis, and we have 32 spaces per project. The project fee for the 2 weeks is £3185 in total.
It costs £395 to book your place, and then the remaining balance can be spread over 3 or 6 monthly payments. Once you have enrolled, we’ll just check a few details then we’ll email you your Premed Portal webpage details where you log in and start to plan your hospital placement abroad with us.
Registration fee required when booking.
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