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I am very excited to be able to volunteer at my local hospital in the next few months. It was difficult to get the gig, I phoned and emailed the volunteer coordinator multiple times and was not gotten back to, so finally I spoke to a friend on the nursing staff who went over the head of the volunteer coordinator who apparently isn't doing her job properly to a superior who said that, although they don't usually take high schoolers during the school year, they will make an exception. All in all, it's very complicated.
About me: I am a high school student who is very committed to medicine. My brother has been in and out of hospitals my whole life, so I know how it works. I'm currently taking pre-medical college courses in a special program at my high school.
Anyway, because this is not a very common practice at this hospital, I have no idea what to expect. Will I only be doing clerical work, or will I be able to interact with patients or even spend some time shadowing doctors? That is what I would really enjoy, but this was my only way into the hospital environment. What can I expect to be doing? And how can I ask to do more and observe more? I am most interested in observing in the surgical unit and the obstetrics unit.
What should I wear? I will of course begin with business casual, but what are the chances that they would ask me to wear scrubs? Should I bring my own in case they do not provide them? Are sneakers acceptable?
This is in no way a large hospital with a fancy trauma center or anything, but they do perform surgeries and deliver lots of babies
What should I bring? Will I have a place to put a bag of my things? Will I need a notebook?
Overall, any information on what to expect would be greatly appreciated, thank you so much!
About me: I am a high school student who is very committed to medicine. My brother has been in and out of hospitals my whole life, so I know how it works. I'm currently taking pre-medical college courses in a special program at my high school.
Anyway, because this is not a very common practice at this hospital, I have no idea what to expect. Will I only be doing clerical work, or will I be able to interact with patients or even spend some time shadowing doctors? That is what I would really enjoy, but this was my only way into the hospital environment. What can I expect to be doing? And how can I ask to do more and observe more? I am most interested in observing in the surgical unit and the obstetrics unit.
What should I wear? I will of course begin with business casual, but what are the chances that they would ask me to wear scrubs? Should I bring my own in case they do not provide them? Are sneakers acceptable?
This is in no way a large hospital with a fancy trauma center or anything, but they do perform surgeries and deliver lots of babies
What should I bring? Will I have a place to put a bag of my things? Will I need a notebook?
Overall, any information on what to expect would be greatly appreciated, thank you so much!