Can Pre-Med students
get an internship?
Medical Internships
For students who are considering a medical profession or are trying to get into medical school, an internship is a good way to get exposure to the field. However, there are many legal restrictions that prevent non-credentialed students from participating in a medical internship. In other words, you must wait until you’re in medical or nursing school before you can participate in a medical or nursing internship. Until then, you can and should gain experience working in a medical environment.
Experience Working in a Medical Environment
The best way to gain experience working in a medical environment is to volunteer. There are many great volunteer opportunities in the Puget Sound area. Below is a list of area hospitals, medical-related organizations, and volunteer databases that will be helpful in your search for a medical volunteer opportunity.
Area Hospitals
- Overlake Hospital Medical Center
http://www.overlakehospital.org/zTest/volunteering/index.aspx
Contact Heidi Eickens at (425) 688-5369 - Swedish Medical Center
http://www.swedish.org/body.cfm?id=89 - Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center
http://seattlechildrens.org/ways-to-help/volunteer/ - Harborview Medical Center
http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Patient-Care/Locations/HMC/... - Evergreen Healthcare
http://www.evergreenhospital.org/body.cfm?id=56 - UW Medical Center
http://uwmedicine.washington.edu/Patient-Care/... - Valley Medical Center
http://www.valleymed.org/Our_Services/Support../ - Virginia Mason Medical Center
https://www.virginiamason.org/home/body.cfm?id=752 - Group Health
http://www.ghc.org/about_gh/comm_involvement/volunteer.jhtml
Contact Candy Troy at troy.c@ghc.org - Northwest Hospital & Medical Center
http://www.nwhospital.org/jobs/volunteers.asp - Franciscan Health System (Tacoma)
http://www.fhshealth.org/services/.. - Multi-Care (Tacoma)
http://www.multicare.org/home/multicare-volunteer-services/
Other Organizations
- Project Hope (Washington D.C.)
http://www.projecthope.org/ - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
http://www.fhcrc.org/donating/other/volservices/ - Public Health Reserve Corps
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/.. - Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens - Volunteer Resource Center
http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/seniorsdisabled/mosc/ - American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/Involved/Volunteer/... - Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted
http://www.csbps.com/volunteering.html - Northwest Burn Foundation
http://www.nwburn.org/volunteer.htm - Seattle Red Cross
http://www.seattleredcross.org/show.aspx?mi=3998 - Providence Hospice of Seattle
http://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/locations/washington.html - Caregiver List
http://www.caregiverlist.com/CaregivingJobs.aspx
Volunteer Databases
- Seattle Works
http://www.seattleworks.org/ - Craigslist Volunteer Section
http://seattle.craigslist.org/vol/ - United Way of King County Volunteer Database
http://www.volunteersolutions.org/uwkc/volunteer/ - Volunteer Match
http://www.volunteermatch.org/ - Idealist.org
http://www.idealist.org/