Volunteer Opportunity Details:

The pre-med program is an opportunity to work side by side with professionals and to witness medicine practiced as it truly is. Highly motivated students who demonstrate strong initiative and a deep sense of curiosity will benefit most from their assignments. This will help you confirm your desire to enter the field or not. To quote a past participant: "You really get to learn once you're in the environment where you hope you will be one day...Just to get more of a connection to this profession, you pick up on every little thing..." Students will be assigned tasks and in return be rewarded with observational opportunities and meetings with health care professionals. Students in the past have also had opportunities to assist with research.

The Premed program is available to serious and highly motivated students entering their junior or senior year of college and to those applying to medical school. An interview is required along with proof of a recent test for tuberculosis (within the past year)or it will be provided for you, and a two day orientation to the hospital. A letter of reference from a professor would be helpful. A commitment of no less than three mornings a week between June and August are required.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Stamford Hospital

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekdays Weekly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Unpaid Interns Young Adults (18-25)

Contact Person: Janice Shaskan, Volunteer Resource Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

30 Shelburne Road Stamford, CT 06902 (See a map)

Directions:

See stamhealth.org for directions to all affiliates   Nearest Bus Stop: West Broad St. by hospital

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Cities:		Cos Cob Darien Greenwich New Canaan Norwalk Old Greenwich Riverside Stamford
Counties:		Fairfield Westchester

5 Overall Experience   
A terrific learning experience I learn so much while I'm over there

I'm a volunteer in Stamford Hospital working in the Medical Records department. Everyone has been nice and helpful to me make me feel at home. I'm learning and gaining a lot of experience in working in an office. Hopefully get the experience one day to get a job in working in an office. posted by lynnhuntress73 on November 22, 2009