Volunteer Opportunities - Academic Year 2026-27

Welcome to Madison House Health and Medical Services!

Health and Medical Services programs connect students with volunteer partners at UVA Health System, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville Free Clinic, Recreational Therapy sites, HELP Line, hospice locations, care facilities, and more. Sign-ups for Medical Services placements during the academic year occur during the fall semester. Students commit to a full academic year of service with their volunteer placement.


Program List

UVA Health | Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Non-hospital Providers | Adopt a Grandparent (AAGP) | Recreational Therapy | HELP Line


Program Information Session for AY 26-27


Placement Request Form

To request a placement with one of Madison House Health and Medical Services programs, you must complete the following steps:

  1. Create a Give Pulse account for the 2026-2027 academic year and complete the volunteer commitment form. (Returning volunteers, if you already have a GivePulse profile, you can go straight to the volunteer commitment form.)

  2. If you are interested in volunteering with UVA Health, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, and non-hospital provider programs, including medical/dental clinics and hospice, PLEASE READ BELOW for additional placement information. There are mandatory information sessions, as well as a special sign-up process, for those placements.

  3. Complete a placement request form.  September 4, 2026, is the priority placement request deadline, and September 11, 2026, is the general request deadline. You will hear back from student program leaders within a week of the submission deadline regarding your placement status.

FALL 2026 Required Orientation and Sign Up EveNts


1) Attend a Mandatory Orientation session

All students interested in Medical Services volunteering with UVA Health, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, and non-hospital provider programs, including medical/dental clinics and hospice, must attend one of the orientation sessions below:


2) attend a volunteer sign-up event

Students who attend a mandatory orientation session and complete the required forms at orientation have the chance to be emailed a unique timeslot for a sign-up event. The priority sign-up event is by invitation only for returning UVA Health volunteers in good standing. New volunteers have the opportunity to receive a timeslot for Sign-Up Sunday.

Priority Sign-up for Returning UVAHS Volunteers (by invitation only)

Priority Sign-up for Returning SMJH Volunteers (by invitation only)

Sign-up Sunday - UVA Health (for new volunteers, timeslots are assigned)

Sign-up Sunday - Sentara Martha Jefferson (for new volunteers, timeslots are assigned)

3) attend an annual Training Session

All students, both new and returning UVA Health volunteers, must attend one of the annual training sessions below.

Important Note: Students can attend any one Mandatory Orientation session, however, you can only attend a Sign-Up event if you are fully confident about your ability to commit to the duration of volunteering. If you are planning on or know you will be going abroad in the spring, you will not be able to receive a timeslot for Sign Up Sunday. All units require one 3-hour shifts per week over the course of the ENTIRE academic year. 

Resources

UVA Health Voulnteer Handbook 2026-2027

SMJH and Non-hospital Provider Program Volunteer Handbook 2026-2027

For additional information:

Have a general question? Email Health & Medical Services Track Director, Mahir Parmar.

Questions about UVA Health Services? Contact Head Program Director, Aaron Silver.

Questions about Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital or non-hospital provider programs? Contact Head Program Director, Ramzia Ismailzada.

Questions about Recreational Therapy? Contact Head Program Director, Emilia Perri.

Questions about Adopt a Grandparent? Contact Head Program Director, Brooke Hughes.

Questions about HELP Line? Contact Head Program Director, Mya Marquez.