Hands On Experience Resources
Volunteer, Internship, or Work Position Resources
Clinical Experience:
Medical Centers/Hospitals:
- Alameda County Medical Center
- Stanford Hospitals and Clinics
- San Francisco General Hospital
- Oakland Children's Hospital
- Stanford Hospitals and Clinics
- UCSF Volunteer Services
Nonprofit Organizations:
- A Home Away from homelessness
- Adolescent Counseling Services
- American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter
- Asian Health Services
- Child Abuse Prevention Center
- LifeLong Medical Care
- Women in Community Service
- Women's Cancer Resource Center
Volunteer Centers:
Find a Research Position:
International and Study Abroad Programs:
Volunteer Programs Abroad - Short Term (2 weeks - 3 months)
- Amigos de los Americas - Public Health, Nutrition and Pre-med opportunities
- Cross-Cultural Solutions - Opportunities in Health Clinics and Hospitals
- Global Crossroad - Various Health Projects
- International Service Learning - Programs in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Africa
- Unite for Sight Global Impact Corps - Eye care for patients living in poverty
- Volunteer Adventures - Opportunities in Community Health
- World Endeavors - Opportunities in Health care and Health education
Volunteer Programs Abroad - Long Term (3 months - 1 year)
- Child Family Health International (for Senior premedical students) - Opportunities in community health clinics and hospitals
- Global Volunteers - Opportunities in Health care and Medicine
- International Studies Abroad - Health Opportunities
- Jesuit Volunteer Corps - Opportunities in nonprofit health care organizations nationally and internationally
- Operation Crossroads Africa - Medical outreach projects in villages and towns
- Peace Corps - Opportunities in Hospitals and Clinics addressing HIV/AIDS
- Project Concern International - Opportunities in health and medicine
- ProjectsAbroad - Opportunities in Medicine
- Rural Community Development Program - Nepal - Opportunities in underdeveloped and understaffed hospitals and clinics
- Visions in Action - Opportunities in medical clinics
Internship Programs Abroad
- CDS International - Program in Spain in field of interest
- Cross-Cultural Solutions - Opportunities in Health
- Global Crossroad - Opportunities in Community health
- IES Abroad - Opportunities in Health and Medicine
- International Studies Abroad - Opportunities in Health
- Internship International
- UC Education Abroad Program - Health Internship Placement upon request
- World Endeavors - Opportunities in health
Study Abroad Programs in the Sciences
- Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) - Programs with courses in Biological Sciences
- Knowledge Exchange Institute - Provides programs and research opportunities in premedical studies, biomedical and health sciences in Russia and Thailand
- New York University Study Abroad Program - Study Science Courses (Chemistry, Biology, Physics) abroad in London
- Study in Britain and Ireland - Programs in Britain and Ireland with courses in the Biomedical sciences
- UC Education Abroad Program at Partner Universities - Courses in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental and Medical Biology
- University of Sussex, England - Programs designed especially for Premedical students
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia - Offers courses in Biological sciences
- University Studies Abroad Consortium - Offers several other semester/year long programs where students can study biology