Building Clinical Exposure & Volunteer Experience
Building your 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 the links below will lead you directly to volunteering or employment pages, while others may require you to search their homepages for volunteer, shadow, or employment info. The key to building your experience and network is being proactive and patient, while making sure to follow up with your communication and commitments.
Medical Hospitals & Clinics
- Seattle Children’s Hospital*
- Swedish Hospital*
- Kaiser Permanente*
- UW Medical Center*
- Veterans Administration Hospital*
- Virginia Mason Medical Center*
- Downtown Public Health Center
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center
- International Community Health Services*
- HealthPoint*
*indicates that these hospitals and clinics have various locations around Washington
- Meridian Center for Health
- UW Medical Center @ Northwest Campus
- Kaiser Permanente @ Northgate Medical Center / Lynnwood Medical Center
- Community Health Center of Snohomish County Everett – South Clinic
- Snohomish County Health Department
- Providence Regional Medical Center Everett / Lynwood Clinic
- Swedish – Edmonds Campus
- Valley Medical Center
- Virginia Mason*
- HealthPoint Student Training Programs*
- Auburn Public Health Center
- Federal Way Public Health Center
- Kent Public Health Center
- Multicare*
- Olympia Free Clinic
*indicates that these hospitals and clinics have various locations around Washington
Other Health Professions
- Pre-PT Club Volunteer Opportunities
- PT Aide programs in WA
- PROVAIL (supporting individuals with disabilities)
- Fred Hutch
- Boyer Children’s Clinic
- Physical Therapy shadowing (greater Seattle area)
- Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Seattle Children’s Pharmacy Locations
- UW Medicine Pharmacy Locations
- Pharmacy Technician jobs in Handshake
- Pharmacy Technician programs in WA
- Please also look at the list of hospitals and clinics listed above by region as most have pharmacies at their locations
- Seattle Humane Society
- Seattle Animal Shelters
- Puget Sound Wildcare
- Woodland Park Zoo
- Seattle Veterinary Outreach
- PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (Snohomish)
- PAWS @ Cat City (Seattle) / Companion Animal Shelter (Lynwood)
- WSU College of Veterinary Medicine Experience Categories
- Veterinary Technician Schools in Washington
Other Areas
- Virginia Mason – Bailey-Boushay House
- Idealist
- King County Community Health Centers
- Sea Mar
- ROOTS
- Consejo Counseling & Referral Service
- HealthPoint
- International Community Health Services (ICHS)
- Bloodworks Northwest
- Planned Parenthood
- Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS)
- Kin On
- Union Gospel Mission
- El Centro de la Raza
- American Cancer Society
- Annual 4-Day Volunteer | Seattle/King County Clinic
- Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC)
- Catholic Community Services
- Education Transforming Community Health (ETCH)
- University District Street Medicine
- American Red Cross
- United Way of King County
Additional Types of Experience
- EvergreenHealth
- Kaiser Permanente
- MultiCare
- Providence
- Seattle Children’s Medical Observations & Job Shadowing
- Seattle Indian Health Board
Virtual/Asynchronous Shadowing
- Clinical Education Network (Virtual Clinical Shadowing)
- Hearts for Health (Virtual Shadowing)
- Pre-Health Shadowing (Live Virtual Shadowing)
- Virtual Shadowing (Virtual Shadowing)
