Volunteering in Tanzania: A Student’s Guide
If you want to volunteer in Tanzania as a student, a MEDLIFE Service Learning Trip lets you do it with a team that works in the region year-round. MEDLIFE’s Tanzania…
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How to Shadow a Pharmacist as a Student
If you’re a student pursuing a career in pharmacy, you’ve probably heard that pharmacy shadowing is one of the best ways to find out whether the career actually fits you.…
Medical Spanish for Healthcare Volunteers
If you’re heading to a Spanish-speaking country on a service trip, learning a few medical Spanish phrases before you go is one of the most useful things you can do.…
Pre-Med Summer Internships vs. Volunteering Abroad
Summer is when a lot of pre-health students try to go out and get real-world experience. To do this, two options come up again and again: pre med summer internships…
What an Alternative Spring Break Can Look Like With MEDLIFE
Traveling for spring break doesn’t have to mean spending all you time on a beach. An alternative spring break option is a week spent doing service instead of vacationing, usually…
How to Convince Your Parents to Let You Volunteer Abroad
So, you’ve found a service trip you’re excited about that requires international travel. Now comes the next step: telling your parents. If their first reaction is worry or concern, that’s…
What Happens on a MEDLIFE Service Learning Trip, Day by Day
If you’re thinking about becoming a medical volunteer abroad, it’s worth knowing what you’re actually signing up for. A typical MEDLIFE Service Learning Trip runs about nine days, with eight…
Real Student Experiences: What a MEDLIFE Trip Is Really Like
If you’re thinking about volunteering abroad with MEDLIFE, you probably want to know what the week actually looks like, and who better to tell you than people who have actually…
How to Spot (and Avoid) Voluntourism
Wanting to spend your break doing something useful abroad is a good instinct. But not every trip that calls itself service actually serves the community it visits. “Voluntourism” is the…
How Many Community Service Hours Do You Need for NHS, Graduation and Scholarships?
If you’re in high school, you’ve probably heard a few different numbers regarding community service hours: 40 hours, 75 hours, 100 hours. The honest answer to how many community service…
Student Travel Programs In Canada: How To Choose One That Goes Beyond Sightseeing
Time away from campus doesn’t have to mean a vacation, though that’s a perfectly good choice. Some Canadian undergraduates, especially pre-health and public health majors, want their time abroad to…
Service Learning vs. Volunteering vs. Mission Trips: What’s The Difference?
If you’re searching for ways to work with underserved communities abroad, you’ll probably start to run into three terms over and over: volunteering, mission trips, and service learning. They can…