Gardening for underserved communities = worthwhile non-clinical?
Started by Ready_to_learn
While I find this activity to be valuable and giving back to your community, I think an even better activity would be volunteering at a food bank, or similar program where you can interact directly with those communities and help them get essential services (like food).
I'm okay with community gardens.
Thank you for your response! When you say "okay," do you mean community gardens are a fine way of doing non-clinical volunteering but better ones may be out there?
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If you have a hobby and engage in it in a way that benefits the community, that's great. What could be better in terms of your application, is having at least one activity that causes you to be engaged in a non-clinical setting with people who are on the bottom rung of society's ladder and who need help (food, clothing, shelter, companionship, assistance dealing with government forms, etc).
I need more information, but I'm good with it. Examples:
Burnett School of Medicine at TCU Students Are Planting Seeds To Help Revitalize The COMO Community Garden | Burnett School of Medicine at TCU | Fort Worth, Texas
FORT WORTH – If you take a ride down Camp Bowie Boulevard that runs through the COMO neighborhood in Fort Worth you might see residents pushing carts along the sidewalk filled with food. They’ve likely taken a mile-long trek to a food bank in search of healthier food options. “That really breaks...
mdschool.tcu.edu
Community garden run by OUWB students looks to sustain growth, raise funds
In a little over a year, a community garden started by OUWB medical students at Pontiac’s Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic has grown exponentially – with no signs of slowing down.
oakland.edu
The MCW Community Garden: A Source of Nourishment, Inspiration, and Education | Campus News | Medical College of Wisconsin
This story is from Kristen Apolinario, a second-year medical student.
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