Volunteering, Shadowing, and Leadership Opportunities

Local Hospitals:

• Rush University Medical Center (West Side)
• Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Downtown)
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Downtown)
• Mercy Hospital (South Side)
• Advocate Hospitals (Multiple Locations)
• Loyola University Hospital (Maywood, IL)
• Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital (Hines, IL)
  
• University of Chicago Medical Center (South Side)
• Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabiliation Institute of Chicago) (Downtown)
• John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital Of Cook County (West Side)
  
• Weiss Memorial Hospital (North Side)
• NorthShore University Health System (Multiple Locations)
• NorthShore University Health System - Hospice Volunteer
• Swedish Covenant Hospital (North Side)
• Presence Saint Joseph Hospital (North Side)
• Presence Saint Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (West Side)
• Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago (West Side)
• Norwegian American Hospital (West Side)
• Bethany Methodist Communities (North Side)
• Sinai Health System (Multiple Locations)
• University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences (Multiple Locations)
  

Local Clinics:

• Community Health - Complete Clinic (Non-Medical) Volunteer Application
• Ronald McDonald House
• Lurie Cancer Center
• Lawndale Christian Health
• Old Irving Park Community Clinic
• Access
• Erie Family Health Center

• CSAP Prevention Fellowship Program
• American Red Cross Internship
• Children's Research Triangle Internship
• Family Health Network
• Rehabiliation Institute of Chicago
• Chicago Coalition for Homelessness Internship
• Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly - Chicago Chapter Internships
• Youth Outreach Services
  
• Lawndale Summer Medical Project Internship
• Access Living Internships
• Steans Center Internship Opportunities
• Shedd Aquarium
  
• Rincon Family Services

The Career Center has the tools and resources to help students prepare for and find the right opportunities for internships. 

As a pre-health student, it is important to gain experience in research. Being in the Chicago area, DePaul students have access to a variety of research opportunities both on and off campus. If you are interested in learning more about research opportunities please see our Undergraduate Research Webpage.

• Access Living (working with peoplewith disabilities)
• United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
• Chicago Animal Care and Control
• Volunteer Match
• Marillac St. Vincent Family Services
  
• Action for Healthy Kids
• Gilda's Club
• Sarah's Circle
• Heartland Alliance
• St. Vincent DePaul's Sandwich Kitchen
• City of Chicago Volunteer Opportunities
• Youth Outreach Services
• PAWS Chicago
• Lincoln Park Zoo
• Shedd Aquarium
• International Museum of Surgical Sciences
  

• Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine Summer Enrichment Program
• Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (freshmen and sophomores)
• Tomorrow's Doctors Enrichment Programs Database
• Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Gateways to The Laboratory Summer Program (for students interested in combined PhD/MD programs)
• UCLA Prep Program
• Tri-Institutional MD-PHD Program
• NorthwesternUniversity Undergraduate Research Program
• Child Family Health International
• Focus on Your Future
  

• Global Brigades
• DePaul Study Abroad Office 
• James Madison University: Health Perspectives: Costa Rica
• The University of Kansas: Health Care and Social Policies in Sweden
• Northwestern University: Public Health in China
• Northwestern University: Public Health and Development in South Africa
• Danish Institute for Study Abroad: Biomedicine, Medical Practice and Policy, Neuroscience, Psychology, Public Health

Student Clubs and Organizations

DePaul organizations related to pre-health/wellness that are active:

Organization Name	Social Media Site
DePaul MedLife	Facebook Page
DePaul Habitat for Humanity Vincentians	Facebook Page
Colleges Against Cancer/Relay for Life	Facebook Page
Pre-Dental Club	Facebook Page
DePaul Red Cross Club	Facebook Page
DemonThon (Dance Marathon)	Facebook Page
Global Brigades	Facebook Page
DePaul Pre-Veterinary Club	Facebook Page
Camp Kesem	Facebook Page

DePaul organizations related to the sciences that are active:

Organization Name	Social Media Site
DePaul Neuroscience Club	Facebook Page
Society of Physics Students	Facebook Page
The DePaul Mathematics Club	Facebook Page
DePaul University SACNAS Chapter (DePaul Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science)	Facebook Page

DePaul at this time does not have any shadowing opportunities. Please see below for opportunities outside of DePaul.

Students are also able to access the Alumni Sharing Knowledge Network (ASK). This network of alumni and friends serve as career mentors, working with students one-on-one. The mentors provide services such as informational interviews, shadowing, practice interviews, and more. 

Chiropractic Shadowing: If you are interested in shadowing a chiropractor, contact an admissions representative at your local chiropractic school. The admissions representative may be able to set up a shadowing opportunity with local alumni.

Nurse Shadowing: Clinical Nurse Leader Association: Request a mentor or job shadow opportunity

Optometry Shadowing: If you are interested in shadowing an optometrist, contact the admissions office of the Illinois College of Optometry. The admissions representative may be able to schedule a shadowing opportunity with local alumni.

Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing: American Association of Pathologists' Assistant (AAPA) Job Shadow Request Form

Podiatry Shadowing: American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine - Contact a Mentor

For students who have trouble finding opportunities to shadow in a clinical setting, the AAMC website includes five alternatives to consider.