Build experience on and off campus.
Building your extracurriculars is important for your medical school application, as they will be included in the form of an Autobiographical Sketch or Personal Statement of Experience. Volunteer experience also gives students the opportunity to connect with the community and help others, enriching your University career. Clinical experience such as doctor shadowing, Hospice, and volunteering at the Hospital may also be important in the American application process, and can benefit a Canadian application.
The Pre-Medical Society recognizes this and works to provide easy access to volunteering opportunities in the community.
Off Campus Opportunities:
Disclaimer: Availability of campus and community initiatives may be effected due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House Windsor provides a home for families with sick children treated at hospitals far from where they live. Volunteer by helping with fundraisers, baking and cooking meals for families, and help greet families.
How to Get Involved: attend an informational session
Coordinator: Catherine Nolan
Email: cnolan@rmhc-swo.ca
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Transition to Betterness
Volunteer to help organize events and fundraisers, do office work, and help patients in ways such as making blankets, baking, preparing carts of snacks, necessities for overnight patients, or many other volunteering roles to choose from suiting you!
How to Get Involved: Fill out an application from their website
Coordinator: Linda Santos
Email: linda@t2b.ca
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Hospital Volunteering
Volunteer in various different floors of Windsor hospitals, assisting patients, working at gift shops, any many more opportunities.
How to Get Involved: fill out an application on their website
Email: volunteer@wrh.on.ca
Qualifies as Clinical Experience
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Windsor Hospice
Volunteer with Hospice patient care, Hospice Residential Homes, special events, or administrative support. Some roles include fundraising, providing emotional support for patients and relief for caregivers as a patient care assistant, pet therapy visitation, and much more.
How to Get Involved: attend an information session, fill out an application, and attend a personal interview.
Coordinator: Lawna McDowell
Phone: (519)-974-7100 call about information sessions and applications
Qualifies as Clinical Experience
Local Vaccine Clinics
With the COVID-19 vaccine being produced, it is key that the community comes together to aid in successful distribution. In an outreach initiative, our UWindsor’s PreMed team has built contacts with Dr. Doko, a local family doctor organizing COVID-19 vaccine clinics, to help make vaccine distribution a smooth process.
How to Get Involved: email us stating that you are interested in becoming a possible volunteer for future clinics
Coordinator: Karolina Konior
Email: premedsociety@uwindsor.ca
*Disclaimer: the vaccines are given out by Dr. Doko and Dr. Doko is responsible for the organization of these clinics. Pre-Med Society members only provides volunteers to help guide patients through the process
On Campus Opportunities:
MEDLIFE
Participate in fundraisers for medical and general help in South America. Sign up for Service Learning Trips to South America to open mobile clinics and shadow doctors while giving civilians easy medical access!
Contact: uwinmedlife@uwindsor.ca
UWSMRS
The University of Windsor’s Medical Response Service gives students the opportunity to become trained in Standard CPR and First Aid and become student medics on campus!
Contact: uwsmrs@gmail.com
Friends of MSF
Join to fundraise for Doctors Without Borders, a non-government organization sending doctors out to conflict zones and countries hit by natural disasters and endemic diseases. Fundraise through annual events such as a multicultural dinner and annual gala!
Contact: fomsf@uwindsor.ca
USci Network
Being a part of the USci Network involves providing events, fundraising opportunities, and information for students of the Faculty of Science in groups such as Women in Science, SMart, Sci of Relief, and more!
Contact: usci@uwindsor.ca
Crafting for a Cure
The UWindsor Crafting for a Cure chapter creates crafting kits for children in hospitals and individuals in retirement homes to provide fun activities, encouraging messages and much more!
Contact: cfcuwindsor@gmail.com
Let’s Talk Science
Join Let’s Talk Science to teach children about science, math, computer science, and engineering! Become a general volunteer visiting schools to give science presentation and activities to children or an executive developing activities and events!
Contact: ltsuwindsor@gmail.com
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