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In an effort to help our students identify clinical opportunities in the Westchester and NYC area, we have compiled a list of experiences, including a list of the westchester and NYC hospitals. 

For additional in-person and virtual opportunities in NY and around the country, check out the NAAHP Prehealth Opportunities During the Pandemic https://bit.ly/NAAHP-COVID19

Additionally, check out the AAMC's Finding Health Care Related Volunteer Opportunities for more information about how to locate clinical experiences, the types of clinical experiences valued by health professional schools, and more. 

Clinical experiences may include, but are not limited to:

• Hospital/ Clinic Volunteering/ Physician Shadowing
  
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• Clinical Research 
• Patient Advocate 
• Hotline Volunteering (e.g. Crisis Text Hotline) 

Additional Opportunities that typically require training and certification:

• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
• Medical Assistant 
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Medical Translator 
• Scribe 

Where should one look for clinical experiences?

• Pre-Health Weekly Newsletter
• Handshake
• Your network: connect with your peers, classmates, co-workers, etc.
• SLC Alumni
  • SLC Connect
  • LinkedIn
• National organizations can help compile opportunities:
  • Idealist
  • VolunteerMatch

Hospitals that offer Clinical Experiences in the Westchester/NYC Area:

Formerly called Lawrence Hospital, NY-Presbyterian Westchester is offering volunteer opportunities in Patient Care Units, ED, Patient & Visitor Screening, OT/PT, Cancer Center, and more. Please click here to see a comprehensive list of opportunities and contact information.

Click here to access the volunteer application and view the process for applying. 

Westchester Behavioral Health Center serves children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly with comprehensive outpatient, day treatment, partial hospitalization, and inpatient services. In addition to clinical treatment, the Westchester Behavioral Health Center is a center for interdisciplinary medical research and education through its academic affiliate, Weill Cornell Medicine.

Volunteer Opportunities vary, please click here to read more about the options.

To apply to volunteer at a specific location, please click here and apply to your desired location.

Northern Westchester Hospital though Northwell Health offers adult and student opportunities to gain healthcare experience through a variety of volunteer, patient experience and exploration programs. Click here for more information!

NWH also offers college and gap year programs designed for undergraduate students to explore various health professions such as Pre-Med, PA, Nutrition, etc. Click here for more details and applications.

Northwell Health has many hospitals around the NYC area where volunteering can look very different. To explore the options they have to offer, please click here. 

Currently, volunteers provide support for patients and families through programs and services, such as: Ambulatory Surgery, Cancer Center, Family Health Center, ED, Patient Experience, and more. Click here for more information.

WMC Health offers both general/year-round volunteer opportunities as well as student opportunities in a variety of their hospitals. These include Westchester Medical Center, Maria Faeri Children's Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, etc. Click here for more information and the application.

Volunteers help make Burke Rehabilitation Hospital the unique and friendly facility that it is. Over the years, thousands of individuals, former patients and community organizations have donated their time and talents at Burke. Volunteers have contributed in different areas including friendly patient visits, our gift shop, and helping patients’ friends and loved ones in the Marsal Caregiver Center. 

Volunteer positions offer opportunities to work at St. Vincent’s main campus in Harrison or at its off-site locations supporting our behavioral health clinical and administrative functions. Volunteers work under the supervision of the department Director and report on scheduled days and times.  Some of the administrative duties could include office coordination, filing, data entry, record-keeping and covering phones. Volunteers also can participate in the therapeutic patient-care environment by assisting in groups, providing pet therapy, serving as a Eucharistic Minister on inpatient units, assisting in computer labs and with adolescent school work, assisting in the gift shop, or serving as hospital ambassadors, helping visitors find their way through the hospital. All volunteers are committed to our mission of respect and compassion for ourselves and others, excellence in service, the dignity of human life and commitment to the community. 

Volunteers at Montefiore work in both patient and non-patient settings in more than 200 departments. Every effort is made to match each individual with an appropriate and satisfying assignment.

Montefiore offers a Mentoring in Medicine program through the Emergency Medicine Department which provides undergraduate students an opportunity for volunteer work, shadowing, mentorship and community service.

Hospital for Special Surgery is among the top-ranked for orthopedics and rheumatology. If you are interested in volunteering with them in any of their NYC campuses, please click here, to see the steps that need to be taken to volunteer at HSS. 

As a teaching hospital, Mount Sinai is dedicated to providing opportunities for college students and allied health trainees to gain skills and experience in their area of study. Mount Sinai has a solid relationship with many local colleges and schools and opportunities for clinical and non-clinical students. Please click here or contact the volunteer office at (305) 674-2080 for availability and any special requirements for each department.

At NYU commitment time lengths vary from program to program (4 – 12 months). NYU Langone Medical Center encourages students to volunteer and understand that the time commitments of their volunteer programs do not always mesh well with high school or university semester schedules. They offer a select few programs that may be able to make accommodations, depending on the time of year and volume of applications. Please let them know if you need to work volunteering around a school schedule and they will see what is available.

This program offers students the opportunity to gain patient interaction experience and learn about medicine through emergency department (ED) observation, approved structured tasks, and a series of monthly lectures. Participants rotate through the following clinical areas of the ED at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. Opens in a new tab: adult emergency services, pediatric emergency services, and urgent care. During these rotations, participants assist patients as well as NYU Langone and Bellevue physicians, nurses, and staff.

As a member of Project Healthcare students is given the unique opportunity to play an active role in inpatient care in one of NYU’s active emergency departments. Through hands-on experience, in one of New York City’s active emergency departments, volunteers are able to explore a diverse array of interests and are exposed to the reality of a career in medicine. 

Mount Sinai offers volunteering opportunities at their Eye and Ear Infirmary to assist staff, provide administrative support, and become a member of the NYEE Care team. There are clinical and non-clinical areas and they will help you choose what area works best for you based on your background and experience. 

New York Cares is a non-profit that matches area volunteers with projects by location, availability, and areas of interest. There are some listings that provide opportunities for patient interaction

Community Clinical Opportunities

• Heartsong
• Open Door Family Medical Center
• Saint Joseph's Medical Center
• SBH Health System (includes Patient Ambassador Program) 
• RISE at Rutgers
• YAI
• Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP) at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Clinical Opportunities through our Community Partnerships Office:

*Please reach out to the Community Partnerships office for more information about the following opportunities:

• Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic
• Gigi's Playhouse
• Adaptive Design Association
• The Wartburg

The following programs provide students with volunteer, mentorship and shadowing opportunities: 

• Bronx Community Health Leaders (BxCHL)
• Bronx Mental Health Leaders (BxMHL)
• Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Community Health Leaders (CHAM-CHL)