Volunteer and Enrichment Opportunities for now or for a “Gap” year after graduation
- Project Horseshoe Farm – Project Horseshoe Farm is a 501(c)3 community based non-profit organization in Greensboro, Alabama.
- Looking for clinical and shadowing experience? MUSC’s CARE free health clinic in Mt. Pleasant is looking for volunteers. Contact Matt Holt (holtm@musc.edu) for more information.
- Master of Science in Medical Sciences at MUSC – one year program designed to prepare students for Medical, Dental, and other Professional Schools.
- Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences at MUSC – two year program
- How do I shadow a doctor?
- The Citadel Pre-Health Mentorship Program find a health professional to serve as your mentor.
- SCRUBS Healthcare Mentor Program at Roper Hospital in Charleston
- Tips for students who want to shadow doctors
- Link to list of summer enrichment opportunities
- Become a Medical Scribe
- MUSC Hospital
- MUSC Health Links
- MUSC SURP (Summer Undergraduate Research Program)
- Pre-Dental Volunteer for Dental access Day
- Veterans Hospital
- Johns Hopkins Post-Bacc Health Science Intensive One-Year Masters Program
- Dream Center Clinic in North Charleston
- Free Health Clinics in the Charleston Area
- Volunteer at a Dental Clinic
- Local Dental Clinics
- Become a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) and Learn more about CMA programs
- Become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or https://www.cnabuzz.com/
- Become an EMT in SC
To find EMT courses, visit the LMS public portal and click the trainings tab. Typically, EMT courses are offered at local community colleges. Students who successfully complete the EMT courses will be eligible to take the National Registry examination. - Biomedical Research at NIH (after graduation)
- The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) (Formerly SMDEP)
- Biomedical Research in Norfolk, VA
- Pre-Dental Opportunities
- MedEx Academy at Greenville Health System: explore health careers and gain clinical experience.
- Master’s in Medical Humanities Program
- Volunteer for the American Red Cross
- Find a Summer Research Opportunity
- Pre Veterinary Students: Volunteer at Bees Ferry Veterinary Hospital (3422 Shelby Ray Ct. | Charleston, SC 29414). Contact Marshall at 843.769.6784
- Take a Course in CPR and First Aid from the American Heart Association
- Earn a Masters Degree in Medical Science in one year. – this is just one example, other such Masters Programs exist all over the country; to find others, simple do an internet search for “Master in Medical Science” and/or “Master in Biomedical Science.”