{"id":16936,"date":"2025-06-25T21:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T01:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/prehealth\/?page_id=16936"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:00:19","slug":"16936-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/prehealth\/16936-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer and Community Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Volunteering shows your commitment to helping others and is a key part of preparing for health professions. You should aim to gain experience in both clinical (health-related) and non-clinical (non-health-related) settings. Think hospitals and senior centers, but also food pantries, tutoring, or coaching sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While high school service is valuable, admissions committees focus on recent, long-term involvement primarily from college and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Focus on a few meaningful experiences rather than trying to do everything. Aim to commit to 1\u20132 clinical and 2\u20133 non-clinical activities over time. This depth will not only strengthen your application but also help build strong relationships for future letters of recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n