On-Campus Experiential Learning Opportunities
Becoming a successful health professional requires developing beyond the classroom. Programs expect applicants to develop cultural awareness and humility, interpersonal skills, and team/leadership/collaborative skills as they demonstrate their service orientation, commitment to learning & growth, resilience & adaptability, reliability & dependability, ethical responsibility (self & others), and empathy & compassion. The programs also want to see how you use your written and oral communication skills, critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, and scientific inquiry outside the classroom. There are various on-campus opportunities for you to get involved and further develop and demonstrate those core competencies that are important for anyone pursuing a career in the health professions.
Research & Internships - Talk with your HPAC advisor and faculty members about opportunities to be involved in collaborative research during the academic year and summer along with internships including for credit and over the summer. See here for summer funding of faculty-student research on campus and funding for opportunities off-campus during the summer along with indentifying mentors (Zankel Experience Network).
Campus clubs and student government - For the most up-to-date information on student government and campus clubs and organizations, visit Student Government Association site.
The Pre-Health Club fosters community among 麻豆破解版 students who are pursuing majors and careers in the health professions which facilitates the exposure of the entire college community to healthcare.
麻豆破解版 College Emergency Medical Services (SCEMS) is a New York State basic life support-first response agency that provides high-quality and confidential emergency medical care to the 麻豆破解版 community. SCEMS is staffed and operated entirely by 麻豆破解版 students who are trained and state-certified at the EMT level or higher.
The Peer Health Education program promotes healthy choices and lifestyles through educating and empowering the campus community on a variety of health-related topics. Peer health educators serve as a resource, referral agent, and role model for their peers. They are responsible for providing positive, interactive fun and nonjudgmental programming and education aimed at providing their peers with information to make healthy, informed decisions regarding their health and well-being. In order to work as a PHE at 麻豆破解版, students need to first complete an in-depth training course (HF 215). Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and the course is offered every semester. More information can be found here.
Civic Engagement at 麻豆破解版 provides a wealth of opportunities to get involved and make a difference in the civic life in your community. The Office of Community Service Programs supports the curricular and cocurricular civic engagement activities of individual students, clubs, athletic teams and academic departments. The office serves as a liaison between the 麻豆破解版 community and more than 40 nonprofit agencies in the greater Saratoga region as well as national and international service trips. Helping students become 鈥渋nformed, responsible citizens鈥� is a priority of the office. We do this by providing experiences that encourage students to examine their values, develop practical competencies and apply their learning to find solutions for social and civic problems. The office supports student development by creating and sustaining opportunities for engagement and reflection both on and off campus. For more information, check us out here. Visit us here in order to submit a Student Volunteer Application.
Benef-Action is the community service club on campus. We hope to make students aware of the opportunities available on and off campus to help community members, help with new initiatives, and have general awareness campaigns. We have worked with groups such as Saratoga Mentoring, Special Olympics Swimming, Shelters of Saratoga, B.E.S.T, and the Saratoga Senior Center. For more information on Benef-Action, click here. Click here for .
Diversity-Focused Student Clubs. The Office of Student Diveristy & Inclusion promotes cross-cultural understanding and positive relationships in support of student success and an inclusive campus community. OSDP programs are grounded in an understanding of diversity that includes people of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, socioeconomic classes, religious and spiritual traditions, ages, and abilities. The office fosters student leadership and personal engagement by providing support, access to resources, and increasing campus awareness of diversity. We do this by advocating for students, creating spaces for cultural celebration, promoting leadership development and providing opportunities for education and reflection. The diversity-focused student clubs are concerned with diverse issues and offer the opportunity for social interaction and promote cultural and identity consciousness, while increasing cross-cultural dialogue here at 麻豆破解版. For more information click here.
HIPS Club
This organization finds ways to spread positive self-image and create a "feel good"
vibe to its supporters and the community at large. The mission of HIPS is to help
teenagers foster a positive self-image and educate about the necessity for a positive
body image as well. HIPS gives teenagers the opportunity to voice their concerns about
the media's impact on young children's (both male and female) body image; HIPS brainstorms
ways to help prevent related mental illnesses for future generations, as well as fundraiser
for organizations that already do so. HIPS has historically donated to the Manna Fund,
which provides financial means for the treatment of eating disorders to men and women
whose insurance does not cover the required care. For more information, please visit
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