Category: Health Care

Are you a King’s College student looking to distinguish yourself in the global graduate market? Have you considered the impact an internship abroad could have on your career development? If the answer to both these questions is yes, we’ve got some good news. Connect-123 and the King’s College Global Internships Programme 360 Support stream offer […]

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Christina Koehler, a Nursing major at University of North Carolina, just recently completed a two month long international internship in Buenos Aires. Here she shares her thoughts on fear and change, and eventually hitting your stride in a completely new surrounding. Change. It’s a simple word in theory—only six little letters—but such a powerful concept. […]

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UPDATE:  We’re proud to announce that the Connect-123 Public Health Internship Program in Cape Town has been selected as a finalist for the Innovative New Program – Internship Abroad Award from GoAbroad!  We’re thrilled to be recognized by this outstanding organization. Last year, Connect-123 launched a brand new clinical Public Health internship program in Cape […]

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Jessica Definis, a nursing student at Northeastern University, shares her experience interning at a public hospital in Buenos Aires. What was a typical day at work like? We began the morning by preparing all patient medications, IV fluid orders, and any possible tube feeds. We would assess our patients, take their vital signs and administer […]

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Wrapping up the last few weeks at work in preparation for my Cape Town departure has been a bittersweet experience. Having worked at a physical therapy clinic for the past year and a half, I’ve learned that one of the greatest strengths, and downfalls, of the healthcare system is the personal connection (or lack thereof) […]

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In honor of Child Life Month ending just a few days ago, we’ve got a very special post from guest blogger Emily Beauchemin – a current Child Life Specialist at Red Cross Children’s Hospital and Connect-123 Cape Town intern. Emily wrote this post for us to outline “Play, Advocacy, and Educating Others on the Critical […]

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John*, a seven year old boy has been a patient at Red Cross Children’s Hospital for the past four years. John was initially treated for a flame injury when he was a toddler and has been seen on an outpatient basis ever since for therapy and reconstructive surgery. John is consistently accompanied by his mother […]

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The Child Life program has recently expanded out of the hospital and into the community by offering a school re-entry program to a 7 year-old girl. Britney* was admitted to the burn unit at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, after sustaining a significant flame injury to her abdomen, lower arms, and […]

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In celebration of the US nationally recognized Child Life Month, myself and Caroline (my predecessor) along with oncology unit child life volunteer, Lisa, painted the treatment room on the burn unit at Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. The mural includes a 6 foot giraffe, a giant elephant whose trunk became the base of […]

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The Child Life Program being run by Connect-123 at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, reached new heights a the end of 2009 when a group of 12 volunteers from Ohio University provided their much needed services to patients and their families at the hospital during their winter vacation. Having a large number […]

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