Career Exploration
Discover how to shadow healthcare professionals, explore various student organizations, and find rewarding volunteer opportunities. Click on one of the images below to get started!
Shadowing
Learn firsthand by shadowing experienced healthcare professionals and gain real-world insights into this career.
Student Organizations
Engage with diverse student organizations that cater to your pre-health track. These organizations can help you build connections with like-minded peers.
Service
Contribute to the community by participating in volunteer programs that make a difference and enrich your student experience.
The Directory for Student Engagement and Access to Opportunity is an online resource created for students by students. Please contact the University of Oklahoma Pre-Medical advisors for university-official advising. Please refer to Engage for student-organization related contact and inquiry. Please visit volunteer organization and event websites or speak with representatives for most accurate information.
Discover Student Organizations
Connecting students to campus life
Below are several OU pre-health clubs that offer opportunities to connect with fellow students on similar career paths and engage more deeply with the healthcare field. Simply click on each logo to be directed to further information and ways to connect.
Pre-Medical Professions Club
Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program
MEDLIFE
Society of International Pre-Med Students
Women's Rights in Healthcare Organization
ONE Emergency Medical Services
FIND REPLACEMENT
Entomology Club
Minority Health Sciences Conference
American Mock World Health Organization
Health Occupations Students of America
Women's Health Advocacy
OUr Mental Health
Latinx Association for Science and Health
Global Brigades
Mindful Impact
The Wellness Society
STEM in the Sun
Little Hearts Alliance
American Cancer Society Relay for Life
Pre-Dental Club
OK ASDA
The Big Event
Mental Well-Being for Pre-Health Students
Service
Here, discover opportunities to connect with your community and make a positive impact-- while also building valuable skills that will support your growth as a future healthcare provider.
Upcoming Events:
Additional Ways to Serve: Programs and Institutions
Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (OKMOM)
​Annual Program: Date and Time Vary Yearly
OKMOM is a two-day clinic designed to meet the oral health and needs of dental patients of all ages by providing free dental care to as many adults and children as time, volunteers and supplies will allow
Crossings Community Clinic
https://clinic.crossings.church/
Located in Midtown, OKC
Pre-Med and Pre-Dent student volunteer opportunity that will allow hands-on clinical and medical and dental assisting experience. The clinic’s mission is to provide the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the uninsured.
Pre-Dent Volunteer Application Link: https://www.volgistics.com/appform/266365061
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Oklahoma Children's Hospita
Located in Downtown OKC
Volunteering at Oklahoma Children's Hospital offers a variety of meaningful ways to support patients and their families. Opportunities range from engaging children through art, music, and play in programs like Activity Art, Music Therapy, and The Zone, to offering comfort and companionship as a Baby Buddy, Cuddler in the NICU, or Patient Pal. Volunteers can also assist with activities like Bingo, tutoring, and guiding visitors as Wayfinders. Additional roles include helping in the Family Resource Center, managing book or toy carts, supporting children before outpatient surgeries, or assisting families in the Surgery Waiting area.
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Manos Juntas
Located in OKC
Volunteers at Manos Juntas gain valuable experience in clinical and support areas such as Triage, Medical Laboratory, and Pharmacy, assisting healthcare professionals with essential tasks. Additionally, opportunities in Healthcare Administration offer insight into the organizational and operational side of hospital care, providing a well-rounded view of the medical field.