志愿服务机会

特色义工机会

Volunteer on campus with the Marshfield Clinic Health System's 社区 Connections Team

Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS)-社区 Connections Team

自2015年以来, UW-欧克莱尔 has partnered with Marshfield Clinic to have student volunteers help patients connect with assistance in food, 住房, 公用事业公司, 服装, 照顾孩子, 和运输. Volunteers with work side-by-side with individuals to prioritize needs, locate and connect individuals with community resources to be healthy and provide follow-up up to assure individual are connected with the correct resources. 

本组织宗旨

Marshfield Clinic health care providers and staff know your health is affected by your community more than by the care you receive within the clinic walls. Patients are screened during health care visits to identify areas of need, 比如食物, 运输, 服装及公用设施. Our 社区 Connections Team (CCT) enlists volunteers to connect patients with local resources to meet their needs and helps individuals improve their health and quality of life.

If you are interested in volunteering, 社区 Connections Team is asking 为 a minimum of a two-semester commitment and 3-4 小时 per week from volunteers.  Your volunteer time can also be used toward 的服务培训 小时.  

Benefits to Becoming a 社区 and Student Volunteer:
• Develop the skills and knowledge that position you to be a leader in the healthcare system of the future
• See the broader side of healthcare by assisting individuals meet their basic human needs
• Gain an appreciation 为 agencies in the community that can assist

本地义工机会

健康/医疗机会

• 美国癌症协会
• 美国红十字会
• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (Neenah, Milwaukee)
• 奇佩瓦谷免费诊所
• 鸽子医疗
• 欧克莱尔卫生部.,Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (MCR)
• Epilepsy Foundation of Western Wisconsin
• Family Resource Center 为 欧克莱尔 County
• Grace Lutheran社区
• Marshfield Clinic 志愿服务机会
• Marshfield Opportunities 为 Observation
• 梅奥诊所卫生系统
• Northwest Wisconsin 首页 Care - Hospice
• 敞开大门诊所(奇佩瓦瀑布)

社区参与机会

• 比弗溪保护区
• 大哥哥大姐姐
• 博尔顿避难所
• 美国童子军-奇普. 流域委员会
• 男孩和女孩俱乐部-大Chipp. 谷
• 奇佩瓦山谷博物馆
• 奇佩瓦谷戏剧协会
• 市区欧克莱尔公司.
• 欧克莱尔市康乐部
• 欧克莱尔儿童剧院
• 欧克莱尔苗族互助协会
• Family Promise of the Chippewa 谷
• 奔跑中的女孩
• Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes
• 商誉行业
• 人类栖息地——奇佩瓦山谷
• 希望福音使命
• 约书亚的营
• 青年成就奖. 西北地区
• L.E. 菲利普斯职业发展中心
• L.E. 菲力浦纪念公共图书馆
• L.E. 菲利普斯老年中心
• 奇佩瓦山谷的扫盲
• 保罗·班扬伐木营地博物馆
• 和平队
• 寄居的房子
• 威斯康辛特奥会
• 邓恩县的垫脚石
• 希望之桥
• 救世军
• United Way of the Greater Chippewa 谷
• 澳门葡京网赌送彩金服务学习
• 西部牧场公司. 操作机构
• 威斯康辛州部门. 自然资源
• 威斯康星州公共广播电台

食品分发处

• 艾格尼丝的桌子(奇佩瓦瀑布)
• 喂我的人民食品银行
• 车上送餐(奇佩瓦县)
• 送餐上门(欧克莱尔县)
• St. 弗朗西斯食品储藏室
• 社区表

宠物/动物

• 奇佩瓦人道协会
• 邓恩县人道协会
• 欧克莱尔县人道协会
• 三一马术中心

Global Health Clinical and Volunteer Experiences

Learning about healthcare from other global perspectives is a very important part of your pre-health education, but be为e seeking clinical experiences abroad or engaging in global health volunteer opportunities, you should seriously consider some very important things. There are numerous situations where students on international trips are asked and expected to practice medicine (including veterinary medicine) or dentistry without proper education, 培训和监督. You need to be aware of the real risk of some well-intentioned programs doing more harm than good. It is strongly advised that you explore your personal motivations 为 participating in a global health experience and research the organization that is offering the experience.

 有用的资源:       

 1. 阅读指南提供的 对象为 (American Association of Medical 大学) and ADEA (American Dental Education Association) 为 providing patient care outside the US.

 2. 读 服务道德的考量 (University of Kansas, Center 为 Service Learning)

 3. 阅读以下信息 全球患者安全大使 (GAPS) and take the free online GAPS workshop (University of Minnesota, 学前健康学生资源中心).   

 3. Research the organizations that offer international health experiences and carefully consider any “red flags” like those listed below. (从 Preparing 为 International Health Experiences: A Practical Guide)

• Organizations that see high numbers of patients in a very short time.
• Organizations that allow unlicensed or non-professional students to do professional activities such as triaging patients, 做病史和体检, doing physical exams and dispensing medications (particularly when there is no redundancy with a licensed/trained health professional repeating all patient care activities done by the students).
• Opportunities that over-promise big impacts in a short time.
• Organizations that reduce the challenges of health disparities to simple causes and/or simple fixes.
• Organizations that are not transparent about the use of fees and/or are trying to profit off of volunteering goodwill.
• Organizations that focus narrowly on the benefit 为 volunteers (such as the benefits to an application or resume), rather than the benefit to the community served by the volunteers.
• Organizations that do not measure their impacts on communities or evaluate their work.