Volunteer Opportunities

Alumni Hosting Applicants Program

This program matches Twin Cities-area Medical School alumni with out-of-town medical school applicants. Visiting applicants stay at the home of the volunteer, are taken to the interview, and introduced to the admissions staff.

Clinical Exam Evaluator Program

Twin Cities-area physicians are invited to serve as physician-evaluators in Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCE). Conducted at a University hospital clinic, the program involves evaluating students as part of an 18-station exam. Evaluators utilize a checklist to evaluate students' clinical skills based upon observation of the student interacting with a standardized patient, trained to simulate a patient problem.

Connections Physician-Student Mentoring Program

Each October, the Connections Physician-Student Mentoring Program matches physicians with current medical school students. Relationships vary depending on what the mentor and mentee want from the relationship, but in many cases, lifelong friendships have resulted.

In partnership with the Hennepin and Ramsey Medical Societies, all Twin Cities-area physicians are invited to participate, not just University of Minnesota alumni.

Emily Heagle
e.heagle@mmf.umn.edu
612-624-9161 or 1-800-922-1663

You may also register online to become a mentor.

Reunion Planning Volunteers

Each year volunteers from the 10th-, 25th-, 30th-, 35th-, 40th-, 45th-, 50th-, 55th-, and 60th-year reunion classes help plan and promote their medical school class reunion. Alumni help arrange events and encourage their classmates to attend. Volunteers need not live in the Twin Cities area, as much of the planning is done over the phone or via e-mail.

Public Health Mentor Program

This joint program between the School of Public Health and Minnesota Public Health Association matches current SPH students with University of Minnesota SPH alumni and other public health professionals. Learn more at the SPH Web site.

University of Minnesota Cancer Center

The University of Minnesota Cancer Center is home to groundbreaking research aimed at finding the best treatments for patients, promoting earlier detection, and helping people avoid getting cancer altogether. You can help spread the word about the Cancer Center and further its efforts in many ways, including these: distributing information about the Cancer Center at community fairs, hosting or lending a hand at special events, or helping with mailings or filing projects.

WineFest

WineFest is the premier fund-raising event of the University Pediatrics Foundation, and is one of the Twin Cities' most recognized charity events. Since its inception, WineFest has raised approximately $6 million to advance medical research and care at the University of Minnesota's Department of Pediatrics. To learn more about this May event, visit the WineFest Web site.