Different examples of clinical volunteering?

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Hello everyone,


I'm pretty aware of what clinical volunteering means (direct interaction with patients, etc.) but having problems finding what type of clinical volunteering to do. I've volunteered at a local hospital and have 150+ hours but stopped due to time conflicts with other EC's. Now I want to get back into clinical volunteering or some type of clinical exposure. I also applied to a very well known free health clinic in an under served area but was never accepted due to the intense competition (they accept 1-3 people every couple months with about 60-75 applicants) . I will keep applying here but don't want to bank on possibly getting in and wasting my time.


For those who have volunteered/worked/exposure in a clinical environment, could you comment what type you believe was the most beneficial for both yourself and for your application?

 

[Sharknad0]

Phlebotomy, CNA, working in a hospice, EMT

I'm just going to use hospital volunteering.

 

[Goro]

Hello everyone,


I'm pretty aware of what clinical volunteering means (direct interaction with patients, etc.) but having problems finding what type of clinical volunteering to do. I've volunteered at a local hospital and have 150+ hours but stopped due to time conflicts with other EC's. Now I want to get back into clinical volunteering or some type of clinical exposure. I also applied to a very well known free health clinic in an under served area but was never accepted due to the intense competition (they accept 1-3 people every couple months with about 60-75 applicants) . I will keep applying here but don't want to bank on possibly getting in and wasting my time.


For those who have volunteered/worked/exposure in a clinical environment, could you comment what type you believe was the most beneficial for both yourself and for your application?

EDIT:

Not all volunteering needs to be in a hospital. Think hospice, Planned Parenthood, nursing homes, rehab facilities, crisis hotlines, camps for sick children, or clinics.

Some types of volunteer activities are more appealing than others. Volunteering in a nice suburban hospital is all very well and good and all, but doesn't show that you're willing to dig in and get your hands dirty in the same way that working with the developmentally disabled (or homeless, the dying, or Alzheimers or mentally ill or elderly or ESL or domestic, rural impoverished) does. The uncomfortable situations are the ones that really demonstrate your altruism and get you 'brownie points'. Plus, they frankly teach you more -- they develop your compassion and humanity in ways comfortable situations can't.

 

[Dwight Snoot]

See if there are any volunteer EMS services around