Health Careers for BSU Students Community Guide: Extracurricular & Volunteer Activities

These opportunities can help strengthen an application or resume. Extracurricular and volunteer activities can be medically related but does not need to be. Choose what you are interested in doing. 

• Extracurricular Opportunities:
  • Pre-Health Club - Email Savana Soares or Darrius Patterson for more information
  • Other clubs and organizations - These clubs are open for all majors and students and aim to provide resources and opportunities to enhance a students experience here at BSU. Find a list of activities at BSU Student Involvement.
  • Study Abroad - e.g. The Cambodia Water Project 
  • City Year AmeriCorps - A great opportunity for after you graduate college and before you begin Health Professions school. 
• Volunteer Opportunities:
  • Clinical volunteer, internship, and work experiences can be found here. 
  • Anti-Hunger Non-Profit Organizations in the City of Boston
  • The American Red Cross 
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts
  • Big Sister Boston
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston

  • BSU Children's Physical Development Clinic (CPDC) - Contact cpdc@bridgew.edu

  • The Dimock Center

  • East End House (scroll to the bottom of that webpage for opportunities)

  • Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts

  • Good Neighbors

  • The Home for Little Wanderers

  • Horizons for Homeless Children

  • Idealist.org

  • Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston 

  • Jewish Family & Children's Service

  • Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)

  • Rosie's Place

  • Stand Up for Kids - In Worcester

  • United Way

  • Volunteer Interpreters for Immigrant Advancement

  • VolunteerMatch

  • Youth Build Boston (scroll to the bottom of that webpage for opportunities)