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Student exchange

The Female cancer Program believes that regular and intensive contact between cooperating universities will result in exchange of knowledge, a build up network on both sides and good collaboration.
That's why over the past few years the Female cancer Program has send abroad more then ten students to train and work with our local staff or to do research on different aspects of cervical cancer.Here you can read more about their experiences.

Download Applicationform and Internship manual: Download here the applicationform and manual for internships abroad for medical students...
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Rinske Thöene, internship in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia: Rinske Thöene visited Tasikmalaya to do research on the influence of HPV infection on pre-malignant lesions of the cervix. Her internship started in May 2008 and finished by the end of August 2008. Read more about her experience!
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Karin van Rijn , internship in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia: Karin van Rijn went to Indonesia for her internship from November 2007 to February 2008. Attaining working experience in a general hospital in a third world country was the purpose of my stay in Indonesia. My internship at the department of gynaecology and obstetrics in Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin was a very worthwile but equally tough experience. Dealing with differences in the medical care systems of a third world country as supposed to a developed country has been a practical and ethical chall
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Loes Jaspers Research in 5 regions of Indonesia: “Selamat pagi! Good morning! What is your name? Where are you from?” From the moment I arrived in Indonesia I have been answering these questions on a daily basis. This phrase also characterizes the soul of the Indonesian people – always friendly, always curious and always welcoming.
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Milou Bekker, medical student went to Surinam: Milou Bekker was in Surinam from January to June 2006. "After four years learning out of books I decided it was time for something different. And something different I got indeed. In January 2006 on behalf of the Female Cancer Program I was sent to Paramaribo, Surinam to work on the See & Treat project for six months.Almost right after I got off of the airplane...
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Sabrina van den Tillaart, working on education for nurses: Since February 2006, I’ve taken part in the See & Treat Program in Surinam. Before I went to Surinam I was well informed about the ins and outs of the program, by Fleur Henderson and Karyn In ‘t Veld in Leiden. Of course, after four years of study and almost two years of internships in the Netherlands, I didn’t exactly know what to expect of a young medical program in a Third World Country. After my arrival in the beautiful and warm Surinam...
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Hannah Kramer, internship in academic hospital Bandung, Indonesia: Hi, my name is Hannah Kramer. In a few months I will finish my medical study in Leiden. As a part of my study I wanted to go abroad. Indonesia is a beautiful country with many differences. It has rich people and very nice (private) hospitals, but they are rare compared with the many poor people who won’t go to a doctor because it is too expensive. That is why I liked to join the FcP...
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Céline de Bont, traineeship in Indonesia: In contrast with most other Dutch medical students that have participated in the different Projects of the Female Cancer Program, I did not go abroad to work in the field. My scientific traineeship had place at the Leiden University Medical Center. Although research during this traineeship was mostly performed sitting behind my desk, I feel I have experienced a different culture.
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Collete Snoek: In the beginning of this year I’d finished the theoretical part of my study. I had 7 months to go before my clinicals would start and so I decided I wanted to travel. Still I had to do an internship/research as a part of my study. I combined my internship/research and my wish to travel so I went in April to Cape Town, South Africa. It is optional to do the internship/research abroad. In the Groote Schuur hospital (GSH), the hospital where the first hart transplantation in 1967 by Christiaan Barn
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