Nicholas Hope, from Coldingham, is in his third year of a degree in medicine at the University of Aberdeen, and is heading east with fellow students thanks to charity HELP.
The charity has forged strong ties with the university in the past few years and it was hearing a talk by former students who'd travelled to Nepal that made Nicholas want to follow in their footsteps.
"We're going on March 24 and staying for four weeks. We get six weeks Easter holiday so it won't interfere with exams or anything.
"People that went last year said it was a real hands-on experience and they got to do a lot of different things.
"As well as giving various vaccinations they also got to treat casualties from road accidents so were given a lot of responsibility.
"You can choose whether to work in a central area like Kathmandu or in the back of beyond but I'm hoping to experience a bit of both.
"There's seven in my group and a total of 21 people going from Aberdeen as well as others from all over the UK including people from Edinburgh and Birmingham."
At present Nepal is a place filled with political tension but Nicholas said he isn't letting this put him off.
"There is a lot of political unrest there at the moment and bomb went off recently. Obviously it's always going to be at the back of your mind that there could be some risk but I'm not going to let it worry me too much.
"If things got too bad I would imagine that the Scottish Government would step in and get us out of there."
But all this aside, Nicholas is also anticipating something of a culture shock with things in Nepal being a lot different to what he's used to.
"I think it might take a while to get used to how they do things over there and to help us get to grips with it all we'll be doing a language and culture course for the first four days of our stay.
"We'll learn how to say yes, no, please and thank you as well as learning about some of their traditions.
"I don't know if this is true or not but I've been told that if you finish a meal and clear your plate they seen it as offensive as it's a suggestion that they haven't fed you enough."
As well as taking vaccinations out to Nepal, Nicholas also has to have his fair share of injections before he jets out there.
"The furthest I've been before is Tunisia and that was for a package holiday. I needed some vaccinations for going there so I'll not need as many as some people this time around.
"I've paid for a rabies vaccine just for my own state of mind and I'll need to take malaria tablets as well - apparently they give you nightmares!"
Although Nicholas and his university friends are going to Nepal with HELP, they have to raise around £550 each before the trip to cover the cost of medical supplies and to contribute to the families they will be staying with.
"The more you think about it, it's going to cost a lot of money," said Nicholas.
"On top of the medical supplies and giving money to the families we've already forked out for travel insurance and mosquito nets as well as clothes.
"I'm taking a backpack rather than a suitcase as I'm anticipating having to travel around a lot at short notice."
To try and raise some money towards the trip, Nicholas and the other students from Aberdeen University have been collecting in pubs in Glasgow and Aberdeen.
They have also written off to various supermarkets in the hope of doing some bag packing, as well as getting in touch with the Royal Bank of Scotland and Aberdeen FC about the possibility of some financial backing.
"I'm looking forward to what I'm sure will be a valuable experience," Nicholas ended.
If you would like to support Nicholas with his trip, e-mail him on: u01nrh5@abdn.ac.uk