OVERVIEW
Madison House Medical Services provides various volunteer opportunities for UVA students at the UVA Health System, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Blue Ridge Health District, Charlottesville Free Clinics, and several hospice locations.
We do not provide direct medical care or offer clinical shadowing experiences. Sign-ups for academic year placements in Medical Services occur during the Fall semester, and students must commit to a full academic year of service. There are also summer placement opportunities, and that information is available during the Spring semester each year. Please see below for Summer 2025 volunteer registration requirements and timelines.
Get Involved - Summer 2025
1) Attend a Mandatory Orientation session
All students interested in summer Medical Services volunteering must attend one of the orientation sessions below.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | 8 - 9pm | Zoom (returning volunteers only)
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | 8 - 9pm | Zoom (register here)
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | 8 - 9pm | Zoom (register here)
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | 8 - 9pm | Zoom (register here)
2) attend a volunteer sign-up event
Students who attend a mandatory orientation session will be emailed a timeslot at a sign-up event. The Priority Sign-up event is by invitation only to retuning UVAHS volunteers in good standing. New volunteers should attend one of the three non-priority sign-up events.
Priority Sign-up (by invitation only)
Sunday, February 2, 2025 | 10am - 12pm | Madison House Boardroom
Sign-up Sunday (for new volunteers, timeslots are assigned)
Sunday, February 23, 2025 | 9am - 12pm | Madison House Boardroom
Sunday, March 23, 2025 | 9am - 12pm | Madison House Boardroom
Sunday, April 6, 2025 | 9am - 12pm | Madison House Boardroom
3) attend an annual Training Session
All students who will be volunteering with UVAHS for the first time must attend one of the virtual annual training sessions below:
Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Zoom (link TBD)
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | 9:30am-10:30am | Zoom (link TBD)
Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Zoom (link TBD)
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | 9am-10am | Zoom (link TBD)
Important note:
Please register for a Mandatory Orientation session only if you are fully confident about your ability to commit to the duration of summer volunteering. All units require a minimum 50-hour time commitment, which equates to approximately two 3-hour shifts per week. An exception to this is the Emergency Department units which require a 100-hour commitment.
Direct all questions to Summer Head Program Director, Macy Lindblom. We hope you will consider volunteering with us this summer and we look forward to connecting with you!