An intensive two-week observational clinical immersion for registered, qualified and student doctors, nurses and paramedics in one of the world's most demanding clinical environments.
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40+Hours Clinical Observation
10Shifts Across Multiple Sites
LimitedPlaces Available
Why Johannesburg
A clinical environment unlike any other
Johannesburg presents a unique and unmatched clinical landscape: high-acuity trauma, diverse pathology, resource-variable settings, and a culture of adaptive, high-performance emergency and critical care medicine.
Participants are embedded directly alongside South African clinicians — in pre-hospital EMS services, major trauma units, specialist hospitals, and community health settings — observing and learning from a clinical environment that simply cannot be replicated at home.
Clinical Placements
Pre-hospital EMS, major trauma, ICU, obstetrics, and community clinics across Johannesburg.
Group Activities
Game reserve day trip, Soweto Cultural Experience, University of Johannesburg Rescue Centre and a team dinner — Johannesburg beyond healthcare.
What's Included
Accommodation, laundry, airport transfers, all ground transport, clinical placements, CPD documentation and more.
Multiple Dates
Programs running throughout 2026 and 2027. Register your interest now to secure a place.
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Taking Expressions of Interest
Multiple program dates available across 2026 and 2027.
The Program
Johannesburg Clinical Immersion
The ExSAMed Johannesburg Immersion Program is an intensive two-week observational clinical experience open to registered, qualified or student doctors, nurses and paramedics seeking real-world exposure beyond the familiar. Whether you are a student, early in your career or an experienced clinician, Johannesburg will challenge and transform you.
Participants are embedded alongside South African clinicians — in pre-hospital EMS services, major trauma units, specialist hospitals, and community health settings — observing and learning from a clinical environment that simply cannot be replicated at home.
Program Structure
Itinerary
The program runs for two full weeks. Participants arrive on Saturday, with Sunday reserved for rest and an evening orientation session. Clinical shifts run Monday–Tuesday and Thursday–Saturday. Wednesdays and Sunday are dedicated activity days.
Participants complete 10 clinical shifts across a diverse range of placement sites, working in pairs throughout. Shifts are allocated to ensure every participant experiences the full breadth of clinical environments available. Specific shift allocations are confirmed and distributed prior to departure.
Arrival & Orientation
Saturday arrival. Sunday rest and evening program briefing with Trevor Glass.
Clinical Shifts
10 shifts across multiple sites — paired rotations.
Activity Days
Dedicated mid-program days for group experiences and cultural immersion.
Departure
Airport transfers and departure on Sunday of Week 2.
CPD & Professional Development
Documentation for your CPD portfolio
This program is designed to align with the CPD requirements of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and its respective Boards.
All participants receive documentation to support their CPD claims, including a program completion certificate and clinical placement record. Participants are responsible for lodging claims with their relevant registering authority.
Clinical Placements
Where you will be placed
Participants rotate through a curated mix of clinical environments across Johannesburg, selected to provide the broadest possible observational exposure to emergency and critical care. All placements are supervised and observational in nature.
Pre-Hospital EMS
Responding to calls across Johannesburg's diverse cultural and socio-economic urban environment alongside paramedics from South Africa's EMS providers. High acuity, high volume, and unlike anything you have experienced at home.
Major Trauma Units
Observing the management of polytrauma and major trauma in a high-volume trauma environment. Johannesburg's trauma units manage injury patterns and case volumes rarely seen in Australia.
Critical Care & ICU
Working in intensive care environments alongside teams managing critically ill mechanically ventilated patients. Exposure to resource-variable critical care medicine at its most demanding.
Labour & Delivery
Obstetric exposure in a high-volume public maternity setting. Johannesburg's public maternity units manage high case volumes with high complexity and limited resources.
Community Clinics
Rotations through public clinics located in low socioeconomic environments. High volumes of presentations ranging from routine to complex, providing essential context for understanding the broader South African health system.
Group Activities
Johannesburg beyond healthcare
The program includes dedicated activity days designed to provide balance and cultural immersion. South Africa is extraordinary — we make sure you experience it.
Game Reserve Day Trip
A full-day excursion to a Johannesburg-area game reserve — your chance to experience South Africa's iconic wildlife up close. A welcome break mid-program and a memory that will last a lifetime.
Soweto Cultural Experience
A guided half-day tour of Soweto, one of the world's most historically significant townships. Essential context for understanding the society you are working in. Visit sites of deep historical importance and gain insight into the community that shapes so much of Johannesburg's clinical reality.
UJ Rescue Centre — Full-Day Immersion
A full-day, hands-on immersion at the University of Johannesburg's four-storey, 3,000m² Rescue Centre — designed and commissioned by the Department of Emergency Medical Care and one of the most advanced rescue training facilities of its kind. Unlike a standard facility tour, this is a structured, immersive, patient-centric experience built specifically for medical rescue — participants move through realistic, scenarios, in a high-fidelity simulated environment.
Facility Capabilities
Survival Pool & HUET Training
A five-metre-deep survival pool used for aquatic and helicopter underwater egress training, with patient extraction and water rescue scenarios run in the pool and overhead winch.
Helicopter Simulator
Wet and dry hoisting operations, rotor-wing aircraft safety, and in-flight patient-care simulation.
Urban Search & Rescue (Basement Level)
Configurable confined space tunnels, shoring systems, and heavy lifting jigs — used to run entrapped-patient access and extraction scenarios with a clinical care focus throughout.
Mass Casualty Simulation
A 30-seater aircraft fuselage used to run multi-patient triage and mass casualty scenarios — practising the prioritisation and care decisions of a real incident.
Trench Rescue Simulator
A three-metre-deep trench rescue simulator — fully immersive scenario training under realistic environmental stress.
With environmental systems replicating rain, wind, waves and darkness, this experience is run in partnership with UJ's Department of Emergency Medical Care and is one of the standout experiences of the program — combining world-class rescue infrastructure with a clinical, patient-focused approach that mirrors the realities of pre-hospital and rescue medicine.
Team Dinner
A group dinner near the end of the program — a chance to reflect, debrief, and share your experiences with fellow participants before departure.
Extend Your Trip
There is so much more to see
South Africa has much more to offer beyond Johannesburg. ExSAMed can assist participants who wish to extend their stay — whether for additional clinical shifts or to explore what South Africa has on offer. Extensions can be added before or after the program.
Additional Clinical Shifts
Want more clinical hours? We can arrange additional placement days with our partner EMS services and hospitals. Speak to us about pricing and availability.
Cape Town
Wine country, coastline, and Table Mountain. One of the world's most beautiful cities.
Kruger National Park
Iconic Big Five safari in one of Africa's greatest game reserves.
The Garden Route & Drakensberg
One of the world's great road trips, or dramatic mountain scenery and hiking adventures.
Pricing
Program fee & what's included
$5,800AUD per person · twin share
+ $900 single supplement (subject to availability)
Payment Structure
$1,500Deposit — due on registration. Secures your place. Non-refundable after 14 days unless the program does not proceed.
$4,300Balance — due 30 days before departure.
✓ What's Included
✓ 15 nights accommodation (twin-share)
✓ Laundry service
✓ Airport transfers on arrival and departure
✓ All ground transport during the program
✓ Clinical placement facilitation
✓ Program coordination and scheduling
✓ CPD certificate and placement documentation
✓ Pre-departure information evening (in-person & online)
✓ Game reserve day trip
✓ Soweto Cultural Experience
✓ UJ Rescue Centre Experience
✓ Team dinner
✗ Not Included
✗ All flights
✗ Travel insurance (participants must secure their own prior to departure)
✗ South African visa (if required)
✗ Personal expenses & meals outside group events
✗ Optional clinical or tourism extensions
✗ Vaccinations (if required)
Who Can Apply
Eligibility
The ExSAMed Johannesburg Clinical Immersion Program is open to a select group of healthcare professionals and students. To be eligible you must meet one of the following criteria:
Currently Enrolled University Student
You are currently enrolled in an accredited university degree program in paramedicine, nursing, or medicine. Enrolment must be current at the time of the program. You will be asked to provide evidence of enrolment at the time of registration.
Registered Paramedic/Nurse/Doctor
You hold current registration as a paramedic, nurse or doctor with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or equivalent regulatory body in your country of residence. Registration must be current and in good standing for the full duration of the immersion program.
Please Note
All placements are observational only. Participants do not practice clinically in South Africa and are not required to hold South African registration. ExSAMed reserves the right to request evidence of eligibility prior to confirming your place. If you are unsure whether you qualify, please contact us before registering.
Expressions of Interest
Secure your place
Multiple program dates are available across 2026 and 2027. Select your preferred trip below and we will be in touch to confirm availability and next steps. Places are strictly limited.
Trip 1 · 2026
22 Aug – 6 Sep 2026
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Trip 2 · 2026
14 – 29 Nov 2026
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Trip 3 · 2027
30 Jan – 14 Feb 2027
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Trip 4 · 2027
19 Jun – 4 Jul 2027
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Trip 5 · 2027
21 Aug – 5 Sep 2027
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Trip 6 · 2027
13 – 28 Nov 2027
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Expression of Interest Form
Tell us about yourself
Fill in your details below and we'll be in touch within 48 hours.
How It Works
From interest to departure
1
Register your interest
Submit this form or reach out directly by WhatsApp, email or phone.
2
Complete registration
Submit your registration form along with your student or professional registration details.
3
Pay your deposit
Once eligibility is confirmed, pay your $1,500 deposit to secure your place. Non-refundable after 14 days unless the program does not proceed.Minimum participant numbers are required to confirm the trip
4
Sign the Indemnity and Provide Proof of Travel Insurance
Sign and submit the completed indemnity forms and provide proof of travel insurance.
5
Pay the balance
Full balance of $4,300 is due 30 days before departure.
6
Pre-departure evening
ExSAMed hosts a pre-departure information evening available in-person and online, plus a comprehensive pre-departure information pack.
Secure Your Place
Payment
Welcome — Trevor has confirmed your place on the ExSAMed Johannesburg Clinical Immersion Program. Please complete your payment below to secure your spot.
If you have any questions before paying, contact Trevor directly on 0424 026 329 or info@exsamed.com.au.
Step 1
$1,500
Deposit — Due Now
Pays your deposit to confirm your place. Non-refundable after 14 days unless the program does not proceed due to insufficient numbers.
Full balance due 30 days before your program departure date. Only pay this once your deposit has been received and Trevor has confirmed your final place.
All major credit and debit cards accepted. Your payment is encrypted and secure. ExSAMed never stores your card details.
What Happens Next
After you pay
1
Payment confirmation
You'll receive an automatic receipt from Stripe immediately after payment. Trevor will also confirm receipt within 24 hours.
2
Pre-departure information evening
ExSAMed hosts a pre-departure briefing available in-person on the Gold Coast and online. Details will be sent to you well in advance.
3
Pre-departure pack
You'll receive a comprehensive pack covering flights, accommodation, what to pack, clinical site protocols, safety briefings, and everything else you need to know.
4
Balance payment reminder
Trevor will contact you 35 days before departure with a reminder to pay the $4,200 balance if not already paid.
