Volunteer Opportunities for Pre-Health Students

• Participating in community activity (volunteerism) is important to admissions committees in all of the professional health care fields. Medicine is a service profession, and committees want to be sure that candidates have demonstrated their commitment to the less fortunate in our society.  In addition to serving your community, volunteering with a local hospital or EMT Service gives you the opportunity to experience the medical field first-hand. This will help to solidify your desire to attend medical school while building upon your knowledge and skills.

Contact Numbers for Local Hospitals

EMT Training

Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance is a student organization at the University at Albany and is the primary Emergency Medical Service provider for the University. Five Quad provides emergency and non-emergency medical transport and care to the University and surrounding communities.  Five Quad can also provide EMT Training for interested students.

Hudson Valley Community College offers EMT courses.  To find out which Hudson Valley courses the University at Albany gives credit for, refer to the Transfer Credit Equivalency Databank; then consult with your academic advisor about registering for these courses.

EMT Ambulance Services