Volunteer and Leadership Experiences

You are entering fields with very strong and well established service orientations.  How will you show that you care about others to the admissions committees of these 机构? 

  • Get involved in service at the start of your college career.  有很多方法 参与其中.
    • 加入 , the Pre-Health Honors Organization.  Meetings are held bi-monthly during the academic 秋季和春季学期.  Speakers from different areas of healthcare present during 会议.  There are also lots of volunteer activities that you can participate in 整个学期.
    • Office of 社区参与 provides continuous service opportunities on campus and in the local community.
    • You will also want 参与其中 in a sustained, long-term volunteer activity that you do on a continuous basis throughout your time at 南.  找到你自己 passionate about and volunteer.

Don’t just join, get involved in the leadership of a student or civic organization.  You will be part of a team as a health professional and one way to learn how to be part of a team is 参与其中 and learn how to be a good leader.

  • Remember, however, to not get over involved.  Prioritize your commitments and choose 明智的. 
  • Your first focus needs to be on your accomplishments in the classroom and outside activities should not distract from that.