UConn Post-Bacc Program

The Winter 2025 application is now CLOSED.

 

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 16th to January 10th (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 spen2 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:

All participants will need to complete and submit the following forms. You must review and submit the following completed forms/packets with your application:

The deadline for completing and submitting these forms is December 1, 2024

NOTE: The Verification of Health Requirements form must be completed by a medical professional.

Important Dates:

Application Opens: October 22nd
Application Closes: November 3rd at 11:59PM
Training day: December 14th
Program Start: December 16th
Program End: January 10th
Meeting #1: December 30th, 6pm
Meeting #2: January 8th, 6pm