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Weekly college program

United Hospital is the ideal place to provide you with volunteer experience, while giving you insight into the health care setting. We offer flexible scheduling that can accommodate semester and class schedule changes. In addition, volunteering at United Hospital may even help you in your degree program.

In addition to our weekly college program, we offer Health Care Serve & Observe Experience (SOE). Through this program, college students gain valuable experience while participating in the rewarding opportunity to job shadow a health care professional.

Benefits of volunteering

You'll meet all sorts of people, access to employee discounts and free educational programs. Most important, you'll be making a difference in people's lives. In addition, you receive:

  • flexible scheduling
  • complimentary parking, a one-way bus pass or one-way Metro Mobility pass
  • $6 meal credit per day
  • access to employee discounts

Volunteer opportunities

Guest services

Patient services

Support services

  • Special projects

How to apply

To begin your volunteer experience, take these steps:

  • Have a tuberculosis screening test before your start date. This can be completed at United Hospital (no charge) or by your physician
  • Go through orientation.

Schedule: 2009-10 school year

Fall term: September 14 to December 18, 2009

  • Volunteer at least three hours per week for one semester.
  • Apply by August 15, 2009.
  • Fall 2008 orientation dates:
    • Monday, August 3
    • Monday, August 17
    • Tuesday, September 22

Spring term: January 25 to May 21, 2010

  • Volunteer at least three hours per week for one semester.
  • Apply by December 15, 2009.

Summer term: May 25 to August 14, 2010

  • Volunteer at least three hours per week for one semester.
  • Apply by May 5, 2010.


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United Hospital Volunteer Services
333 North Smith Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-241-8644
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