MedBridge Opportunities
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Menorah Medical Center Volunteering
Volunteers support patients, visitors, and staff through hospitality and service roles such as greeting guests, assisting in waiting areas, and providing comfort and guidance.
Requirements: 16+, Letter of Recommendation, Background check, health Immunizations, and health training.
Advent Health Shawnee Mission Volunteering
Volunteers assist patients, visitors, and staff in both clinical and non-clinical areas. They help with tasks such as greeting guests, transporting patients, and supporting hospital departments while gaining valuable experience in a healthcare setting.
Requirements: at least one 4-hour shift a week, 2 months of onboarding.
Ronald McDonald House Charities Volunteer Program– Kansas City
This organization supports families with seriously ill children by providing free housing, meals, and resources near hospitals. The organization helps keep families together during medical treatment, easing emotional and financial stress while promoting comfort and healing.
Requirements: Background check, On-site training, and several shift times.
SOAR Special Needs Volunteer Program -
SOAR supports individuals with special needs and their families by offering programs like social clubs, summer day camps, respite events, caregiver support groups, and resources for faith communities and churches.
Requirements: Skilled (marketing/media) or Event Volunteers.
KU Health System Summer Program
Diverse volunteer opportunities across its Kansas City locations, including the main campus, cancer centers, and community hospitals. Various roles such as patient support, clerical work, and hospitality services.
Requirements: Submit an essay by March 14, and attend an in-person orientation.
St Luke’s Volunteering
Saint Luke’s Health System volunteers provide assistance to patients, visitors, and staff through hospitality and support services.
Requirements: Limited basis, orientation and training required, and health assessments.
MITES High School Program
MITES creates pathways to success with cost-free, impactful STEM experiences, empowering students from underserved backgrounds and reshaping the future of STEM professions!
Requirements: 11th grade when applying, with a due date of February 1st, 2026.
Stanford Medicine Research Program
High school students are invited to join the prestigious eight-week Stanford Institute of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR), pairing students with Stanford faculty and researchers to perform 8-week research!
Requirements: Applicant must currently be a junior or senior, 16+ by June 2026. Application Period Dec 19-Feb 21
Summer Science Program
Over the course of five weeks, working in teams of three, participants will dive into research with leading scientists, academics, and educators while living on a college campus.
Requirements: Applicant must currently be a junior. Application due Feb 19.
KU Med Center Educational Experience
The KEE system offers observational and hands-on research opportunities or observational experiences in clinical environments.
Requirements: Sponsor preferred, at least 16 years old, HIPAA training required.
UMKC STAHR
Students in the Scholars Program will undergo personal and professional development as they explore and strengthen their interest in health careers.
Requirements: current sophomore or junior, free of cost, for economically or educationally challenged, min GPA.
The Academics - By Harvard Student Agencies
ON-CAMPUS and VIRTUAL options available in Biology and Chemistry or Anatomy & Physiology.
Requirements: grades 9-12 during the 2025-2026 school year.
National Youth Leadership Forum
Learn directly from physicians, experience life on a college campus, and test your skills during realistic clinical rotations.
Requirements: grades 9-12 during the 2025-2026 school year. *Cost of Attendance
Yale Young Global Scholars (Innovations in Science and Tech)
Two-week international program at Yale. (10-15% Acceptance Rate)
Requirements: Essays, LOR, scholarships available, financial aid, application fee (free waivers available). Regular Decision Deadline: Jan 7, 2026