Volunteer Programs

Here is a non-comprehensive listing of selected volunteering opportunities in the NYC area. It does not purport to be comprehensive. Suggestions for additions are always welcome! Please send any suggested additions to your advisor.

(Disclaimer: The School of General Studies does not screen the health care positions, paid or volunteer, listed below. This listing is not an endorsement or recommendation. Pre-meds are advised to investigate all opportunities before committing to one.)

  • American Red Cross
    150 Amsterdam Avenue - Headquarters in City
    (212) 875-2067
  • Bellevue Hospital
    27th Street and 1st Avenue
    (212) 562-4858
    ER: (212) 562-3041
    If you have any questions about the program, you can contact Stephanie De Fiores, a fellow postbac who has experience volunteering at Bellevue.
  • Beth Israel Medical Center
    Milton Cared Petrie Division (Main Hospital)
    1st Avenue and 16th Street
    (212) 420-2733
  • Beth Israel Medical Center
    Phillips Abulatory Care Center, Union Square
    (212) 995-6667
  • Cabrini Medical Center
    227 East 19th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Ave)
    (212) 844-8630
  • Coler Memorial Hospital
    900 Main Street - Roosevelt Island
    (212) 848-6010
  • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
    622 West 168th Street
    (212) 305-2542
  • Goldwater Memorial Hospital
    1 Main Street - Roosevelt Island
    (212) 318-4457
  • Gouveneur Hospital
    227 Madison Avenue
    (212) 238-7877, 7855
  • Harlem Hospital Language Assistance Program
    MLKP 6th Floor, Room 6-185
    (212) 939-1037
  • Hospital For Special Surgery
    535 East 70th Street
    (212) 606-1228
  • Lenox Hill Hospital
    100 East 77th Street at Park Avenue
    (212) 434-2600
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    1275 York Avenue, Room C128
    (212) 639-8623
  • Metropolitan Hospital Center
    1901 1st Avenue
    (212) 423-6894
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center
    101st Street and 5th Avenue
    (212) 241-0478
  • New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
    310 East 14th Street at 2nd Avenue
    (212) 979-4462
  • New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center
    525 East 68th Street
    (212) 746-4396
  • New York State Psychiatric Institute
    722 West 168th Street
    (212) 543-5240
  • New York University Medical Center
    550 1st Avenue
    (212) 263-6100
  • New York V.A. Medical Center
    423 East 23rd Street
    (212) 447-5158
  • St. Luke's Hospital
    1111 Amsterdam Avenue
  • St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital
    1000 10th Avenue
    (212) 523-7155
  • St. Vincent's Hospital (Midtown)
    426 West 52nd Street
    (212) 459-8435
  • St. Vincent's Hospital (Downtown)
    130 W. 12th Street
    (212) 604-7268