Contact HPA for a copy of our local health professionals shadowing list. Physicians, dentists, and others have volunteered to be included on this list.

Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad (PFARS): Serving the community for nearly 80 years, Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to providing the entire Princeton community with professional, courteous and skilled emergency medical and technical rescue service.  To learn more about how to become a volunteer, complete an online interest form. PFARS is also recognized as a Pace Center student organization.

• Princeton student contacts: Rakesh Potluri '23 

Penn Med Princeton Medical Center Hospital Volunteering: There is a wide range of opportunities available for college volunteers at the Princeton Medical Center. College volunteers work with the volunteer coordinator to select a weekly three-hour shift. Volunteer assignments are based on organizational need, in addition to your interests, skills and availability. 

Students apply to volunteer independently; transportation coordination and support is provided through the Pace Student Volunteer Council.

Penn Med Hospice volunteers are trained to provide support to individuals in end of life care.

Princeton Healthcare System's Department of Continuing Medical Education has kindly offered to extend an invitation to prehealth students to attend Grand Rounds.

Grand Rounds take place weekly via Zoom. Attending a Grand Rounds session can provide a sense of the kinds of conversations that doctors and hospital personnel are having around important healthcare topics.

Grand Rounds topics are included in our Vitals newsletter and you can pick up a pass that allows you to attend from HPA.

The Athena Institute coordinates hospice volunteering opportunities in cooperation with local hospices. Students participate in a cohort that spends the year volunteering in local hospices. In addition to spending time with patients, participants engage in regular facilitated reflection sessions.

Applications are typically available in the spring for the following academic year and are shared through the HPA newsletter and social media.

Lawrence Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a private, not-for-profit facility that provides physical rehabilitative services. The Center is a few miles away and can be reached by public transportation. 

If you're willing to travel to New Brunswick or other RWJ network hospitals, you may consider becoming a medical scribe in the RWJ Barnabas network. We advertise info sessions about this opportunity through our newsletter about once per semester.

The Henry J. Austin Center in Trenton, NJ provides care to under-resourced residents of the community. They invite volunteers to participate in short- or long-term opportunities.

The New Jersey Medical Reserve Corps seeks volunteers who are willing to assist in the event of public health emergencies and health education / public health events. Volunteers participate in training and education opportunities.