Volunteer Opportunities
Engaging in community-service experiences is crucial for undergraduate prehealth students. It allows them to actively contribute to the well-being of others while developing essential interpersonal and communication skills. Community-service experiences foster empathy, cultural competence, and a broader understanding of diverse populations. It helps demonstrate a commitment to serving others, which is highly valued in health-care professions. Such experiences provide a holistic perspective on health care and enhance the student’s personal growth, professionalism, and ability to make a positive impact on society.
There is no formal list for all such experiences, so students should make the necessary contacts and seek out arrangements to facilitate other volunteer opportunities. Options include the following:
- Centre Foundation
- Centre Helps
- Centre LifeLink EMS
- Centre Volunteers in Medicine
- Community Help Centre
- Centre Safe
- Geisinger Gray's Woods
- Hummingbird ABA Therapy
- Local Service Organizations
- Mount Nittany Medical Center
- Out of the Cold
- Penn State Health
- Penn State Student Affairs Volunteer Opportunities
- State College Food Bank
- University Health Services at the Student Health Center with Clinical Services, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW), and Physical Therapy (PT)
- Volunteer Centre County
- Volunteer @ PSU
- YMCA Anti-Hunger Programs