Thinking about PA school applications, most students stack shadowing hours like trading cards. Hospice volunteering lands differently. It places you inside real human moments with the full interdisciplinary team: nurses, social workers, chaplains, aides, volunteers + physicians all working together.

It’s medicine with the fluorescent lights turned down and the humanity turned up. 🩺📋

Volunteer Opportunity for Future PA Students

Planning to apply to a Physician Assistant program? Hospice volunteering can provide meaningful face-to-face patient experience while helping you better understand compassionate healthcare, teamwork, and communication.

As a hospice volunteer:

• Visit patients and provide companionship

• Observe how the IDT (Interdisciplinary Team) works together

• Learn the importance of patient-centered care

• Gain experience with professionalism, communication, and documentation

• Participate in volunteer visit notes and care coordination support

• Build confidence interacting with patients, families, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and healthcare staff

This experience can strengthen PA school applications by showing commitment to service, empathy, teamwork, and direct patient interaction.

Volunteers choose their schedules and are typically matched for about 1 hour visits weekly. Training provided.

Requirements include:

• Application/interview

• Background check

• Drug screening

• TB testing

• Training and onboarding

If you’re interested in gaining meaningful healthcare experience while making a difference, hospice volunteering offers a perspective few clinical settings can match.