The IU Premed Summer Experience Program provides interested pre-medical students
information about volunteer or internship opportunities in hospitals or other clinical settings around the USA.
Successful applicants to Medical Schools typically have a wide range of volunteer experience, with previous exposure to clinical
situations highly favored by admission committees. This program makes it possible for IU students to get that kind of experience.
Click the heading to go to the details:
How does it work?
Where is this database?
How do I volunteer?
What kinds of things will I get to do?
Can anyone help me?
Links to pre-med opportunities
How does it work?
IUPSEP has obtained information from hospitals across the country.
Updated contact information and other
details about the opportunities these clinical settings offer is located
on the web-accessible database. Students are able to search these
entries and make contact with the volunteer coordinators at the locations they are interested in volunteering at.
Where is this database?
Click the link below to go to the "search" screen. Once there use the search fields to find listings for the location you are
intersted in.
www.indiana.edu/~iubhonor/hosp_internsdb
How do I volunteer?
Once you have chosen a clinal setting, it is up to YOU to start the application process.
Contact the hospital as soon as possible, for some programs have deadlines or a limited number of positions available. When
calling, tell the volunteer director that you are a pre-medical student
from IU who is interested in a summer volunteer position with as much
patient/doctor contact as possible.
The emergency room, operating/recovery room, and nursing units are usually good areas in
which to volunteer.
What kinds of things will I get to do?
Be aware that there are very few internships offered and one that pays
is very rare! Most likely you will be asked to restock medical
supplies, handle filing and other administrative tasks, or other duties that don't involve security or patient confidentiality. Don't
be shy to ask about shadowing, and use your time to build relationships
with staff and ask intelligent questions.
Can anyone help me?
If you have any questions or want assistance, feel free to contact the
IUPSEP intern. Simply email:
iupsep@indiana.edu
Links to pre-med opportunities
IUPSEP database:
www.indiana.edu/~iubhonor/hosp_internsdb.
San Diago State University list of useful links:
www.sci.sdsu.edu/preprof/summerprogs.
Rochester Institute of Technology list of links:
www.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/premed.htm.
A National Search Engine:
www.volunteermatch.org/results
Provide the zip code for the region you want to volunteer in and search
under Health and Medicine.
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