Health and Wellness Experiential Learning Opportunities

Experiential learning provides you, the student, the opportunity to expand your knowledge and apply your skills outside of the traditional classroom setting to better prepare you for a lifelong career. Here are the variety of ways to gain some experience as a Health and Wellness student. 

Opportunities Sorted by Career Focus Area

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Healthcare/Medical

• American Physiological Society (API) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
• Association of Public Health Laboratories
• Baylor College of Medicine Smart Program
• BioscienceLA -  BioFutures Program
• California Department of Public Health
• Care Harbor
• Cedars-Sinai Biomedical Pipeline Initiative
• Cedars-Sinai COACH for Kids Volunteer Program
• Cedars-Sinai Inspire
• Cedars-Sinai Pre-Medicine Student Volunteer Program
• Cedars-Sinai Transforming Care at Bedside (TCAB) Volunteer Program
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program (CUPS) - List of Participating Institutions
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Careers in Health and Mentorship Program (CHAMP)
• Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research Program
• Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles Allied Health Internship Program
• Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles AmeriCorps Health Fellows Program
• Duke DPT Summer Discovery Program (Physical Therapy)
• Health Career Connections
• Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
• Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center
• LA Mayor's Crisis Response Team
• MD Anderson CPRIT Cure Summer Undergraduate Program
• Northwestern University (NU) Health Discovery Program
• Stanford University Canary Cancer Research Education Training (CREST) Program
• Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) - List of Various Programs
• UCLA Administrative Intern Program
• UCLA Care Extender Volunteer Program
• UCLA Companion Care Program
• UCLA MEDPEP
• UCLA Measuring to Achieve Patient Safety (MAPS) Volunteer Program
• UCLA Nursing Volunteer Program
• UCLA Pre-Medical Enrichment Program (UCLA PREP)
• UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program
• UCLA Ronald Reagan General College Student Year-Round Volunteer Program
• UCLA Santa Monica Health General College Student Year Round Volunteer Program
• Undergraduate Cancer Research Training Program (UCRTP)0
• Venice Family Clinic
• Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (CPPS) Summer Research Fellowship Program

Kinesiology/Physical Education/Coaching

• American Physiological Society (API) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
• Girls on the Run Coach a Team Volunteer
• Duke DPT Summer Discovery Program (Physical Therapy)
• Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Volunteer Program
• Northwestern University (NU) Health Discovery Program
• Special Olympics Southern California - Volunteer Program
• Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) - List of Various Programs
• YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Sports Volunteer Program

Additional Student Resources

• Attend a Career Services Workshop or Event
• Schedule an appointment with the Career Services Center
• Find a part-time or full-time job
• Enroll in the Internship Program at SMC
• Gain some experience on campus via on-campus employment or student clubs/organizations or campus programs
• View Career and Major Exploration