Join Trojan Health Volunteers for Clinical Experience and Impactful Service
Trojan Health Volunteers offers opportunities to volunteer in hospitals, assisting healthcare professionals, observing medical procedures, and gaining valuable insights for pre-med students. Join to gain perspective on the medical profession and reflect on your experiences. Limited spots available, sign up early!
Join Trojan Health Volunteers for Clinical Experience and Impactful Service
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Volunteer Much, AED? Why? It’s fun. It will make you feel good. You need it for medical school.
AED Reminders • aedtestbank@gmail.com • aedassociates@gmail.com • 3-2-1 • 3 tests to the test bank • 2 social events • 1 general body meetings
Trojan Health Volunteers (THV) • What is THV? • Trojan Health Volunteers • Works in conjunction with JEP • Assists students with placements in clinical volunteer settings
Trojan Health Volunteers • What can I do? • Volunteer in a variety of hospitals in the area • Assist nurses and other health care professionals • Observe doctors interacting with patients • Watch medical procedures and surgeries
Trojan Health Volunteers • Why should I join? • Clinical volunteering is essential for a pre-med student • Gives you perspective on the medical profession • Opportunity to reflect on your experiences
Trojan Health Volunteers • How do I join? • Must be a sophomore, junior, or senior • Sign-up at the JEP House on the first day of classes (doors open at 7:30am) • Spots are limited • Popular sites go quickly
Interaxon • An educational neuroscience outreach group... aka we teach kids about the brain! • interaxn@usc.edu • usc.edu/interaxon • FB: "USC Interaxon"
Colleges Against Cancer/Relay for Life • Meetings:Tuesdays at 9pm • cacatusc@gmail.com • What do we do? • cancer education • advocacy, • interacting with cancer survivors • putting on USC's Relay for Life (every April)
Colleges Against Cancer • Some of last years events included: • Breast Cancer Awareness Week • The Great American Smoke Out • Testicular Cancer Awareness Week • Brunch with Cancer Survivors • Trips to Cancer Support Groups • Relay For Life which raised over $95,000 (AED participates annually and raised over $1,500 last year)
EMSC • student run organization providing pre-hospital emergency care to Trojans and to the USC community. • train EMT’s every summer and winter break • staff events on campus including concerts, football games, intramural sports, and other events • are actively involved with Fire Safety, DPS, and the Los Angeles Fire Department. • msc@usc.edu • http://www-scf.usc.edu/~emsc/
Peer Health Exchange • teach health workshops to public high school students that lack health education • www.peerhealthexchange.org • usc@peerhealthexchange.org
Peer Health Educators • students who volunteer in the resource room at the health center • trained to provide anonymous rapid HIV testing • distribute safer sex materials and cold care kits • Interested? Contact Tisha at armatys@usc.edu.
Public Health Brigades • brings volunteers to Honduras to provide sustainable solutions to many debilitating and common problems • Focus: to prevent illnesses by improving a family's living environment • work with the kids to educate them on issues such as hygiene, dental health, and nutrition • are currently recruiting for the spring brigade • uscphb@gmail.com
A Community Place • Student-run service organization • USC Community • Packing lunches every week • Distributing them three days per week • acommunityplace@gmail.com
Violence Intervention Program • LAC-USC • Tutoring • VIP Mentors • Commit to at least a year with their mentee • Must be at least 21-years old • Contact their little “brother or sister” once a week • Get together with them twice a month. • kdillavou@vip-cmhc.org (Kitty Dillavou)
Global Medical Brigades • Honduras • 50 Students • 4 Days • 2 Communities • 1 Dream • trojangmb@gmail.com