Volunteer and Enrichment Opportunities

Volunteer and Enrichment Opportunities for now or for a “Gap” year after graduation

• Project Horseshoe Farm (opens in a new tab) – 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 (opens in a new tab) in Mt. Pleasant is looking for volunteers.
• 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? (opens in a new tab)
• The Citadel Pre-Health Mentorship Program find a health professional to serve as your mentor.
• SCRUBS Healthcare Mentor Program (opens in a new tab) at Roper Hospital in Charleston
• Tips for students who want to shadow doctors (opens in a new tab)
• Link to list of summer enrichment opportunities (opens in a new tab)
• Become a Medical Scribe (opens in a new tab)
• MUSC Hospital (opens in a new tab)
• MUSC SURP (Summer Undergraduate Research Program) (opens in a new tab)
• Pre-Dental Volunteer for Dental access Day (opens in a new tab)
• Veterans Hospital (opens in a new tab)
• Johns Hopkins Post-Bacc Health Science Intensive One-Year Masters Program (opens in a new tab)
• Dream Center Clinic in North Charleston (opens in a new tab)
• Free Health Clinics in the Charleston Area (opens in a new tab)
• Volunteer at a Dental Clinic (opens in a new tab)
• Local Dental Clinics (opens in a new tab)
• Become a Certified Medical Assistant (opens in a new tab) (CMA)
• Become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) (opens in a new tab) or https://www.cnabuzz.com/
• Become an EMT in SC (opens in a new tab)
  To find EMT courses, visit the LMS public portal (opens in a new tab) 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.
• The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) (opens in a new tab) (Formerly SMDEP)
• Biomedical Research in Norfolk, VA (opens in a new tab)
• MedEx Academy at Greenville Health System (opens in a new tab): explore health careers and gain clinical experience.
• Master’s in Medical Humanities Program (opens in a new tab)
• Volunteer for the American Red Cross (opens in a new tab)
• Find a Summer Research Opportunity (opens in a new tab)
• Pre Veterinary Students: Volunteer at Bees Ferry Veterinary Hospital (3422 Shelby Ray Ct. | Charleston, SC 29414).  CALL 843.769.6784
• Pre Vet Shadowing Opportunities
• Take a Course in CPR and First Aid from the American Heart Association (opens in a new tab)
• Earn a Masters Degree in Medical Science in one year (opens in a new tab). – 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.”