The Winter 2025/26 application is now OPEN.
About the UCHL Winter Intensive Program:
UCHL functions year-round, focusing on training pre-health professional students on how they can help advocate and improve the way we deliver health care for our patients. In return, we hope these students will enter their career field more eager and prepared to tackle the social determinants of health that affect the health of our patients.
The Winter Intensive Program will run from December 15th to January 9th (4 weeks), and participants will gain 64 hours of direct patient care experience through volunteering both outpatient at UConn Health Farmington Outpatient Pavillion and UConn Health West Hartford. Participants will spend 2 weeks in Farmington and 2 weeks in West Hartford. They will be required to complete eight 8-hour volunteer shifts in total during the course of the program. There will also be two mandatory meetings. There will not be any shifts on 12/24, 12/25, or 1/1.
Participants in this program will also have the opportunity to learn about social determinants of health and at-risk populations through our educational curriculum. The program curriculum focuses on different populations such as psychiatric patients and the homeless in addition to different topics such as alcohol use disorder and tobacco cessation.
You must review the following materials and discuss any questions with us:
You must review and submit the following completed forms/packets with your application. If you are a re-applicant, please submit NEW paperwork. Do NOT edit or remove any information on the paperwork, you must only ADD your information in the appropriate spaces. Please note that all paperwork must have a written or electronic signature, no typed or printed names on signature lines:
Here is the application. You will submit the forms below in this application.
- Background Form
- Parking form
- HPA Letter of Endorsement
- Application PDF
- 2025/26 Annual Compliance, Privacy, and Security Training
- Please complete this online training. List "UConn Health Leaders" as your department.
- Safety Checklist for Unpaid Participants with Potential Exposure to Workplace Hazards
- Included in the Onboarding Packet.
- Onboarding Packet
- Applicants often fill out the Onboarding Packet incorrectly. Work as a volunteer will require attention to detail and properly filling out forms.
- As a tip - the last page of the packet has a blank column labeled "Participant Initials". Make sure you initial every box of this column! A sample completed onboarding packet can be found here
- Verification of Health Requirements form*
The deadline for completing and submitting these forms is October 22, 2025.
NOTE: The Verification of Health Requirements form must be completed by a medical professional.
Important Dates: