West Central Missouri AHEC
Volunteer opportunities
Volunteering in health-related settings is extremely important in being recognized as a competitive applicant for health professions programs such as medical, dental school, nursing programs, allied health, etc. It is hard to convince an admissions committee that you are serious about a career in the health care field if you have not volunteered your time on a regular basis. Here is a list of hospitals and other community organizations looking for youth volunteers:
Hospital Volunteer Programs - Missouri
St. Joseph Medical Center
1000 Carondelet Drive, Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: (816)942-4400
Web: https://www.stjosephkc.com/About-Us/Volunteers/Volunteer-Application.aspx
Age Requirement: Must be at least 14 years old
Commitment: 2-hour shift per week
St. Mary’s Medical Center
201 NE R.D. Mize Road, Blue Springs, MO 64014
Phone: (816)633-5362
Web: http://www.stmaryskc.com/About-Us/Volunteers/Volunteer-Opportunities.aspx
Age Requirement: Must be at least 16 years old
Commitment: Minimum 6-month commitment, 4-hours per week
Children’s Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816)234-3000
Age Requirement: Must be at least 16 years old
Commitment: 3-hour shift per week for a total of 50 hours
Centerpoint Medical Center
19600 East 39th St S, Independence, MO 64057
Phone: (816)698-7584
Web: https://centerpointmedical.com/about/volunteer-application.dot
Age Requirement: unknown
Commitment: Minimum of 4 hours per week
Lee’s Summit Medical Center
2100 SE Blue Parkway Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
Phone: (816)282-5772
Web: https://leessummitmedicalcenter.com/about/volunteer.dot
Age Requirement: Must be at least 18 years old
Commitment: Minimum 6-month commitment
North Kansas City Hospital
2800 Clay Edwards Drive North Kansas City, MO 64116
Phone: (816)691-1684
Web: https://www.nkch.org/community/volunteer-info/student-volunteer-form/
Age Requirement: Must be at least 14 years old
Commitment: Minimum 3 months for a total of 30 hours
Research Medical Center
2316 E Meyer Blvd Kansas City, MO 64132
Phone: (816)276-4339
Web: https://researchmedicalcenter.com/about/volunteer.dot
Age Requirement: Must be at least 14 years old
Commitment: Minimum 4 hours per week for 3 months
Western Missouri Medical Center
403 Burkarth Road, Warrensburg MO
Phone: (660)747-2500
Web: https://wmmc.com/volunteer/
Age Requirement: Must be at least 16 years old
Commitment: Minimum of 4 hours per week for 4 months
Saint Luke’s Hospital System
Multiple Locations
Web: https://volunteers.saintlukeskc.org/pages/app:NEWVOLAPP
Age Requirement: 15 and older: Saint Luke's Hospital, Saint Luke's East Hospital, Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital, Saint Luke's Home Care and Hospice
16 and older: Saint Luke's South Hospital, Saint Luke's North Hospital
Commitment: Unknown
Truman Medical Center
2301 Holmes Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816)404-1000
Web: https://trumed.org/youth-volunteer
Age Requirement: Summer session allows students between 14-17 years old
Commitment: Unknown
Belton Regional Medical Center
17065 S. 71 Highway, Belton, MO 64012
(816) 348-1201
Web: www.beltonregionalmedicalcenter.com/about/volunteer.dot
Age requirement: Summer Volunteer Program at Belton Regional Medical Center is open to students 15 years of age and older.
Commitment: Applications for the Student Summer Volunteer Program will be accepted April 1st through May 15th. Training and orientation will take place in May and Student Volunteers will begin their service at Belton Regional Medical Center in June.
Job Shadowing Opportunities
Children's Mercy Hospital Nursing Shadow program
Must be 18
https://www.childrensmercy.org/Health_Care_Professionals/Nurses/Nursing_Job_Shadow_Program/
Children's Mercy Hospital High School Student Observation day
Cass Regional Medical Center Job Shadowing
https://www.cassregional.org/careers/job-shadowing/