INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Lehigh Valley Hospital – LVH offers a Research/Scholar program.  The students gain educational and professional experience under a supervisor.   This offers a stipend of $500 is 15 hours a week and is completed for 10 weeks.  For more information on this program go to: www.lvh.org/Education/Education/College_Students/Research_Scholar_Program. 

Lehigh Valley Hospital also offers a work study opportunity.  For those students interested in volunteering at the hospital in this capacity, please contact the Health Professions Office.

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Life Review Program - This internship is collaborate with Lehigh Valley Division of Geriatrics, Phoebe Nursing Home and Muhlenberg College.  Five students each semester are trained to visit with the elderly residents and conduct a Life Review.  Students will also develop communication and listening skills and gain an understanding of complications of caring for the elderly within our societies' current health system.  

St. Luke's Hospital – Pre-Med Observer Program – The Pre-Med Observer Program is designed to give exemplary students a chance to preview medicine for 12 weeks through observations with residents, medical students and staff physicians.  Students are requested to visit twelve different diagnostic treatment and support areas to understand the roll they play in the patient’s care.

St. Luke’s Physician Assistant Shadow Program – This internship is designed to give the student an opportunity to shadow a physician assistant in the physicians office, surgery, the clinic and obstetrical areas.    

Sacred Heart Hospital - Pharmacy Program - This internship is designed for a student interested in Pharmacy.  The applicant must serve 6 hours each week for .5 units of credit.

Good Shepherd -  

Patient Sitters – The student will observe patients on a 1:1 basis.  They will be compensated at an hourly rate for their time. This will give them exposure to patient care. 

Individual Internship – This is an internship for individuals chosen by Good Shepherd on an as needed basis.

Physical Therapy - Contact the Health Professions Office if you are interested in an internship or volunteer opportunity in Physical Therapy.

Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired – The students have to choose between two volunteer opportunities.

1. Take someone to an activity or mall just to get them out for awhile.
2. Vision screenings for kindergarten students and the elderly. 

This gives the student exposure to a different medical field.

The Caring Place – There are two types of volunteers – the Healthcare Advocate and the HIV counselor.  The Healthcare Advocate is to provide ongoing connection and support to the patients during the patient’s scheduled visit.   

The HIV counselor is available to students who have been trained by the state and have a counselor number.  The goal is to provide ongoing connection and support to the patients at The Caring Place during the patient’s schedule STD clinic visit. 

Cetronia  Ambulance Corps - They have offered us two opportunities. 

1. The Ride Along Program – the student will get to ride along in the ambulance and observe all procedures of an ambulance call.
2. Para transit – the student would help transport non-emergency patients by ambulance to doctor appointments, rehab, etc. 

Hospice - Muhlenberg College hosts training for those interested in becoming hospice volunteers.  The volunteer will help terminally ill patients and their families with emotionally support and companionship.  Training will not take place in Fall 2008.  We hope to resume training in the Spring 2009.

Miller Blood Center - They have two opportunities.

1. Donor Aid – Assist the phlebotomist in the collection of blood from the patient.  Various activities are included in this assistance.
2. Canteen Attendant – Post donation volunteer.  The student will monitor the person after they give blood.  This is done at various sites throughout the Lehigh Valley.