Healthcare Community Resources

Community Shadowing, Volunteering, Clinical Hours Resources

UCHealth/Memorial Hospitals
UCHealth Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
UCHealth Shadowing
Centura Health/Penrose St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis Volunteering
Penrose Volunteering
Children’s Hospital Colorado
PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic
Parkview Health Systems- Pueblo, CO
Peak View Behavioral Health Internships
Vanguard Skin Specialists – Pre-Health Program with on the job training
Foot and Ankle Institute of Colorado – Podiatry with opportunities for surgical shadowing
American Red Cross Colorado
Denver Health Shadowing Program
Founders Family Medicine and Urgent Care

National Therapy Services of Colorado

Free Clinics and Community Health Centers
Peak Vista Community Health Centers
Mission Medical Center
Open Bible Medical Clinic and Pharmacy
Dream Center- Women’s Health
Ronald McDonald House Charities-Southern Colorado
Oak Street Health

Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
Colorado Center of Orthopedic Excellence
Upstream Rehabilitation: Various locations around Colorado Springs- contact specific location directly.
Shandy Clinic
InBloom Autism
Hopebridge
All Abilities Physical Therapy
Joint Effort Physical Therapy
Results Fitness Rx

Geriatric and Hospice Care
Silver Key Senior Services
Adobe Hospice and Home Health
Liberty Heights Senior Living
Bristol Hospice
Brookdale Senior Living
Colorado Care Assist

Dentistry
Cheyenne Mountain Modern Dentistry– Dr. Pfiefer
Kid Rock Dentistry

Other opportunities for Community Service, Volunteerism and Social Impact:

CommunityWorks-Colorado Springs
The Resource Exchange
National Alliance on Mental Illness-NAMI Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Younglife
Food to Power
Care and Share Food Bank
Westside CARES
Citizen’s Climate Lobby
Outdoor Colorado
Catamount Institute

Pikes Peak United Way

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

THE Place

CO Springs Community Advancing Public Safety

TESSA

UCHealth Volunteer Update and Steps:

1) Navigate to www.uchealth.org
2) Click on “Volunteers”, right side, bottom of screen
3) Next page click on “Memorial Hospital-Colorado Springs”
4) Click on red button “Apply Online” for online application
5) Complete and submit by clicking on “Continue”
6) You will receive an email of “Receipt of Application Received”
Additional Requirements (sent by email after application received)
• Complete an online Power Point Orientation
• Complete and print Orientation Packet and Quizzes (last 18 pages of Power Point)
• Employee Health immunization record verification and Health/Drug Screen (includes TB Test, flu shot (mandatory during flu season) and drug screening for volunteers 18 years of age and up.
• Post-Health Screening, contact our office to schedule an interview.
Please email: Beth.Konikoff@uchealth.org or call 719-365-5372.
*NOTE: You will receive an email confirmation, an online orientation, orientation packet and quizzes to print and return to Volunteer Services office.

University of Colorado-Anschutz Campus for undergraduate students or National Opportunities:

https://graduateschool.ucdenver.edu/programs-of-study/summer-programs

https://www.cuanschutz.edu/offices/inclusion-and-outreach/programs/undergrad-programs

https://www.ucdenver.edu/lynxconnect/undergraduate-research/other

https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gates-center-for-regenerative-medicine/education-and-training/gates-summer-internship-program
https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/colorado-cancer-center/education/creu-program-resources
https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gems
https://www.colorado.edu/initiative/cdi/undergraduate-stem-research
https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Public-Health-Environment/Medical-Examiner/Internship-Programs
https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/colorado-cancer-center/education/undergraduate-education-opportunities/pike-prep

Summer Health Professions Education Program

NIH: National Cancer Institute- Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program

The Lewis Scholars Program, formerly known as the CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (CUPS) program