Pre-Health Volunteer, Internship, & Research Opportunities

Local Opportunities

• Cary Home for Children https://www.tippecanoe.in.gov/419/Cary-Home-for-Children

• CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocate, Tippecanoe County https://www.tippecanoe.in.gov/443/Court-Appointed-

Special-Advocate-CASA

• Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Program

https://www.ywcalafayette.org/what-were-doing/domestic-

violence/

• Mental Health America Wabash Valley Region Crisis Center https://www.mhawv.org/services/crisis-center

• Local Volunteer Match https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/orgs.jsp

• Hanna Community Center http://www.hannacntr.org/

• Lafayette Urban Ministry Immigration Clinic https://www.lumserve.org/programs/assistance-programs/immigration-

clinic/

• Wabash Center https://www.wabashcenter.com/

• Get Engaged (find volunteer opportunities through Boilers in Action) https://www.purdue.edu/vpsl/leadership/Get-

Engaged/index.html

• Family Promise of Greater Lafayette, Inc www.fpglinc.org

• Habitat for Humanity of Lafayette www.lafayettehabitat.org

• Home with Hope www.homewithhope.org

• Indiana Legal Services https://www.indianalegalservices.org/

• Lafayette Transitional Housing Center www.lthc.net

• Lafayette Urban Ministry www.lumserve.org

• Boys and Girls Club of Lafayette www.bgclublafayette.org

• Matrix LifeCare Center https://www.matrixcares.org/

• Meals on Wheels of Tippecanoe County https://www.mowlafayette.org/

• Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-indiana-

kentucky

• Tippecanoe County Health Department www.tippecanoe.in.gov/health

Local Hospitals & Nursing Homes

• IU Health Arnett https://iuhealth.org/about-our-system/volunteering

• Franciscan Health https://www.franciscanhealth.org/about-us/volunteer

• Indiana Veterans Home https://www.in.gov/ivh/

• Heritage Healthcare http://heritagehealthcarein.com/

• Cumberland Pointe Health Campus https://www.trilogyhs.com/senior-living/in/west-lafayette/cumberland-pointe/

• Westminster Village https://www.wvwl.org/

• Franciscan Hospice Volunteer Application

https://franciscanhealthcare.formstack.com/forms/hospice_volunteer_application

• IU Health Hospice

• University Place https://www.franciscanministries.org/university-place/

• Greentree at West Lafayette https://www.assistedliving.com/indiana/west-lafayette/green-tree-at-west-lafayette/

• Saint Anthony Rehabilitation and Nursing Center https://www.saintanthonycares.com/

Mental Health Facilities & Programs

• River Bend Hospital https://www.rehab.com/riverbend-hospital/6998226-r

• Sycamore Springs https://sycamorespringshealth.com/

• Wabash Valley Alliance Outpatient Services https://www.rehab.com/wabash-valley-alliance-610-main-street/5760993-r

• Valley Oaks https://valleyoaks.org/

• Mental Health America (MHA) of Tippecanoe County www.mhatippecanoe.org

• National Alliance on Mental Illness-West Central Indiana (NAMI-WCI) www.nami-wci.org

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Indiana Opportunities

• Riley Children’s Hospital https://www.rileychildrens.org/about/volunteer/

• Indiana State Department of Health Internships https://www.in.gov/isdh/26432.htm

• IU Med Summer Research https://medicine.iu.edu/research/training-programs/

• International Human Cadaver Prosection Program https://medicine.iu.edu/campuses/gary/news-events/international-

human-cadaver-prosection-program/

Jobs/Internships

• American Cancern Society https://jobs.cancer.org/?_ga=2.233306781.2014861080.1563386206-

440652824.1563386206 (search for internship)

• American Public Health Association https://www.apha.org/professional-development/apha-internships-and-fellowships

• Church Health Center Internship https://churchhealth.org/interns/ (Memphis, TN)

• Pfizer Summer Student Worker Program http://www.pfizer.com/careers/en/us-summer-student-worker-program

• Department of Veterans Affairs https://www.vacareers.va.gov/

• White House Internship https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/internships/

Research

• AAMC Summer Research Programs https://students-residents.aamc.org/choosing-medical-career/article/summer-

undergraduate-research-programs/

• National Institutes of Health https://www.training.nih.gov/programs

• Centers for Disease Control https://www.cdc.gov/jobs/pathways.html#anchor_1521053847329

• IU Med Summer Research https://medicine.iu.edu/research/training-programs/

• MD/PhD Summer Undergraduate Research Programs https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-

school/article/md-phd-summer-undergrad-research-programs/

General Sites (Internships & Research Listed)

• Swarthmore list of Summer research opportunities https://www.swarthmore.edu/health-sciences-office/summer-

opportunities

• Rochester Institute of Technology list of Internships, Co-ops and Summer Research

https://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/Symp/premed.htm

• University of Oregon List of Internships

https://blogs.uoregon.edu/pppm/resources/internship-resources/recurring-

internships/

• University of Oregon List of International Internships

https://blogs.uoregon.edu/pppm/resources/internship-

resources/international-internships/

• Northwestern University Summer Programs List

https://www.northwestern.edu/health-professions-

advising/extracurricular-opportunities/summer-programs.html

Other Resources

• Idealist https://www.idealist.org/en/?searchMode=true&type=INTERNSHIP

• Cool Works http://www.coolworks.com/

• InterAction https://www.interaction.org/

• United Way https://www.unitedway.org/

• Gap Year https://www.gapyear.com/

Pre-Health Volunteer, Internship, & Research Opportunities

Post-Graduation Opportunities

• AmeriCorps https://www.nationalservice.gov/

• CityYear https://www.cityyear.org/

• TeachForAmerica https://www.teachforamerica.org/ (2 years)

• Peace Corps https://www.peacecorps.gov/

• Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) https://www.nationalservice.gov/

• National Cancer Institute Health Communications Fellowship Program https://ncf.nci.nih.gov/

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Emerging Leaders Program 2 year Fellowship

https://tod.learning.hhs.gov/elp.asp

• Citizen Schools https://www.citizenschools.org/

(2 years)

International Opportunities*

• Africare, Inc. https://www.africare.org/

• Amigos de las Americas

https://amigosinternational.org/?mkwid=s&pcrid=357368160613&pmt=b&pkw&pdv=c&slid&product

• Brethren Volunteer Services http://www.brethren.org/bvs/

• BUNAC (Working Adventures Worldwide) https://www.bunac.org/usa

• Catholic Relief Services https://www.crs.org/

• Citizens Democracy Corps https://www.pyxeraglobal.org/

• Church World Service https://cwsglobal.org/

• Cross Cultural Solutions https://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/

• Global Citizens Network https://www.xperitas.org/

• Global Volunteers https://globalvolunteers.org/

• Heifer Project International https://www.heifer.org/

• HELPS International https://www.helpsintl.org/

• International Partnership for Service Learning https://www.ipsl.org/

• Operation Crossroads Africa https://operationcrossroadsafrica.org/

• Partners of the Americas http://www.partners.net/

• Transitions Abroad https://www.transitionsabroad.com/

• United Nations Volunteers https://www.unv.org/

• United States Agency for International Development (USAID) https://www.usaid.gov/

• Volunteers for Inter-American Development Assistance (VIDA) http://vidausa.org/

• Volunteers for Peace https://vfp.org/

• World Relief https://worldrelief.org/

• WorldTeach https://worldteach.org/

• Unite for Sight https://www.uniteforsight.org/

• AIESEC https://aiesec.org/

• Child Family Health International https://www.cfhi.org/

• Child Voice International https://childvoice.org/

*These programs have not been vetted by our office. Before traveling abroad with one of these organizations, please

research it carefully to be sure your safety is ensured and that it is following the ethical standards of Purdue University.