Building your network and clinical experience is essential for building a foundation towards health professions.
See below for Seattle, Puget Sound and Washington State hospitals, clinics and service providers. Some of these links below will directly lead you to volunteering or employment pages. On some pages you’ll need to keyword search or look on their homepage for volunteer, shadow or employment info. The key for all of this (building your experience and network) is about being proactive, patient and following up and following-through with your communication and commitments.
Volunteering, Shadowing & Working:
- UW Medical Center
- UW Medicine: Harborview Medical Center
- UW Neighborhood Clinics
- Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Swedish Hospital
- Virginia Mason
- The Polyclinic
- Kaiser Permanente (Capital Hill)
- Sea Mar Community Health Centers
- Neighborcare Health Clinics
- Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
- Northwest Hospital
- Overlake Hospital
- Providence Hospital
- Veterans Administration Hospital
- Evergreen Hospital
- Valley Medical Center
- Union Gospel Mission
- CHI Franciscan (Highline Medical Center)
- MultiCare Auburn Medical Center
Additional Resources:
- VolunteerMatch: 100s of listings for health-related volunteering in the Seattle area
- UW Medicine – Department of Rehabilitation Medicine: Occupational Therapy Volunteer Site List
- UW Pre-Physical Therapy Club: Volunteer Opportunities & Clinics
- List of hospitals in Washington State
Pre-Dental Resources: