The Winter 2026/27 application is now open!

Winter Intensive Program 2026/2027 Application Form

Application Deadline: Friday, November 6th at 11:59pm

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 for 4 weeks between December 2026 - January 2027, and participants will gain 64 hours of direct patient care experience through volunteering at both Burgdorf Health Center's Internal Medicine Clinic and Pediatrics Clinic. Participants will spend 2 weeks in Internal Medicine and 2 weeks in Pediatrics. 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:

• Self-Learning Orientation Start-Up Guidebook
• UConn Health Confidentiality Policy

You will submit the forms below in this application.

• HPA Letter of Endorsement
  • Visit this page's FAQ section if you are unsure of your HPA contact
  • Applicants should be mindful of their pre-health office’s business hours and request their HPA endorsement letter well in advance to allow sufficient time for processing and submission. Applications submitted without the required HPA letter will not be considered.

• UConn Health Background Form
• • Instructions for the Intern/Student/Volunteer box:
    • Circle "Volunteer"
    • UConn Health Host Name: Dr. Henry Siccardi
    • UConn Health Department: UConn Health Leaders
    • Begin date: 12/21/2026
    • End date: 01/15/2027

• UConn Health Parking Form
  • If you do not have a car, please check the box to indicate that you will not park on campus.
  • Please provide the reason why you will not be parking on campus as well.
  • You do not need to fill in payment information or payroll deductions.

• UConn Health Adult Volunteer Application
  • A sample form can be viewed here: Example UConn Health Adult Volunteer Application

• UConn Health Onboarding Packet
  • Safety Checklist for Unpaid Participants with Potential Exposure to Workplace Hazards
    • • Included in the Onboarding Packet
  • Self-Learning Orientation Acknowledgement
    • • Included in the Onboarding Packet
  • UConn Health Confidentiality Policy
    • • Included in the 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 form can be viewed here: Example UConn Health Onboarding Packet
  • You must review the following materials and discuss any questions with us:
    • Self-Learning Orientation Start-Up Guidebook
    • UConn Health Confidentiality Policy

• Verification of Health Requirements form*

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

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