Summer College Volunteer Opportunities at UH Cleveland Medical Center
Are you interested in a career in medicine? Do you have a passion for helping others and brightening someone’s day? Does being supportive, helping those who need it, and relieving the stress of others spark joy for you?
University Hospitals is recruiting college volunteers for the summer of 2026! Volunteers are needed in the Emergency Department, Pediatric Emergency Department, Acute Care units, UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, MacDonald Women’s Hospital, and in the Seidman Cancer Center. Click volunteer opportunities for a complete listing of available positions. College volunteers serve six hours per week, scheduled for two three-hour shifts. New volunteer applicants are required to attend a virtual information session and an in-person volunteer orientation session.
Interested? We need the following from you. All initial steps are required for your application to be accepted into our program:
- Submit a Summer College Volunteer Application
- Submit two reference forms
- Sign up for a virtual college information session and
- Sign up for an in-person new volunteer orientation session.
There are more steps to the application process, and these will be covered in our volunteer information sessions. All applications must be completed by May 15, 2026.
If you are a returning summer college volunteer, please email the coordinator that is responsible for the area where you would like to volunteer:
- Seidman Cancer Center, Acute Care units, Emergency Department / Pediatric Emergency Department: Christopher Auerbach-Brown, Christopher.Auerbach-Brown@UHhospitals.org
- Pediatrics and MacDonald Women’s Hospital: Samantha Bensman, Samantha.Bensman@UHHospitals.org
Returning volunteers only need to resubmit proof of a negative Tuberculosis test result to resume volunteering this summer.