Underserved Pathway students are expected to complete an average of two hours per quarter over his or her time in the Pathway. Depending on the service activities you select, you may complete the bulk of your hours in your preclinical years, or you may elect to spread out your hours across all four years. Service activities may be UW-based, but not necessarily. They may be clinical or other.

*Students entering in 2009 or later will be required to attend at least one Underserved Pathway event per quarter. All students are strongly encouraged to attend as many UP events as they are able.*

Some examples of UW-related service opportunities:

A student serving as a CHAP Coordinator for the Derm Clinic will complete a minimum of 7 hours per quarter.

A student volunteering for a CHAP Foot Care Clinic will complete an average of 2.5 hours per quarter.

You can track your community service hours by using your Pathway Tracker database to update your hours and experiences.

UW-Based Community Service Options

Clinical – includes experiences where you will be providing clinical care to underserved populations.

CHAP Derm Clinic, CHAP Foot Care Clinic and CHAP Sports Medicine Clinic

SITC/Aloha Clinic

Outreach and Advocacy – includes Health Fairs, school health education, mentoring and tutoring the underserved.

SPARX Latina Health Fair

CHAP Women’s Health Fair

CHAP Hamilton Middle School Youth Mentoring Project

CHAP Orion Health Education and Tutoring for Homeless Youth

Leadership & Administration – includes organizing, developing and running a clinic or project.

CHAP Coordinator

Active participation in a community organization (ex. Student rotary)

Participation in a SPARX community event

Learn More

For the Community Health Advancement Program (CHAP), contact:
Rachel Lazzar, CHAP Program Coordinator
206-543-9425
rlazzar@u.washington.edu

For Students in the Community (SITC), contact:
uwsitc@u.washington.edu
206-616-5539

For Students Providers Aspiring to Rural & Underserved eXperience (SPARX), contact:
Ian Maki, Program Operations Manager
206-543-6020, ext. 001

For Al-Shifa, contact:
Sherrie Hirota, Volunteer Coordinator
Email: dsherrie@u.washington.edu
Website: http://www.alshifaclinic.org/
For general questions, email: alshifa@u.washington.edu

Talk to your UP advisor about other outreach, leadership, advocacy and clinical opportunities. UP students may participate in UW-based or non-UW-based programs.

A recommended resource to explore non UW-Based community service projects is the United Way.