There are numerous opportunities to volunteer in health-related settings in the area. Health Professions Advising has partnered with the Civic Engagement Office (CEO) to assist you in your search for volunteer experiences. We put together an online directory of healthcare volunteer opportunities in the Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia areas where Bryn Mawr undergraduates and postbacs have volunteered in the recent years. This extensive list allows students to search by both field of interest and by location.
http://healthvolunteer.blogs.brynmawr.edu/
The CEO offers partial transportation reimbursement for volunteers; for additional information about the travel reimbursement policy, please click here.
The Career Development Office (CDO) is also available to help you with your search. Their on-line database of employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities, OCEAN, can be accessed through the CDO website at www.haverford.edu/cdo . The database can be searched by category, geographical location, or keyword. The database is regularly updated.
Databases and Annotated Listings of Positions and Programs
International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse (IHOC)
Sponsored by the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School
A searchable database of volunteer positions throughout the world.
Global Heath Medical Education Consortium
Annotated list of websites, related information for those interested in international health.
International Health Resources
Annotated listing of international heath sites from UC Berkeley Public Health Library
International Medical Volunteers Association
General information on how to become an international volunteer as well as links to hundreds of volunteer opportunities.
Main site for the organization.
Child Family Health International
CFHI is a global family of health professionals and students working at the grassroots level. We support our International Partners though community health projects and Global Health Immersion Programs. CFHI�s 20+ programs in 5 countries connect local health professionals with international students transforming perspectives about self, global health and healing.
International Service Learning (ISI)
ISI organizes medical and educational service trips throughout the world.
Medical Ministries International
Abroad program linking high school, college and medical students with rotations in more than 20 countries. Opportunities for experience outside the realm of traditional/modern medicine and a chance to see the world. Short (one to two week) programs offered as well longer programs.
Projects Abroad
Projects Abroad sends high schoolers, university students and professionals on short-term international service projects each year. Their wide range of service positions includes opportunities in health care, education, conservation, cultural exchange,and journalism.
Unite for Sight Volunteer Program
Located in Ghana, Benin or Tanzania. Volunteers receive training and will then screen patients for operable cataracts, arrange for cataract surgeries, distribute eyeglasses and conduct eye health education in local schools and community centers. Program open to all persons over the age of 18, including premedical and medical students, public health professionals, nurses, graduate students and doctors.
For more information: www.uniteforsight.org or contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org for application and details. Website also includes application deadlines dates.
The
American Medical Student Association (www.amsa.org) has formed a formal partnership with
the International Federation of Medical Students' Association (http://www.ifmsa.org/ ) to work on global health issues. Through these organizations there are opportunities for medical students to serve abroad.
Amerispan SALUD Medical Spanish Program
Offers Spanish immersion, medical vocabulary instruction and service learning visits to clinics. Several locations and starting dates available.
Summer Program at the
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine in Mexico
This course is for students seriously interested in learning a language, experiencing different levels of hands-on clinical and enjoying a culture. You will be required to attend class everyday. Language courses are all morning (4 hours) and the clinical aspect in the afternoon is also 4 hours. The clinical aspect in community clinics is basic unless prior arrangements have been made.
Read an article from the Bryn Mawr College Alumnae Bulletin about young undergraduate alumnae in medicine and their diverse and inspiring glide year experiences.