John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences
Direct Patient Care Hours and Volunteer Hours
- Each applicant MUST document and submit a minimum of 1,000 Direct Hands-on Patient Care Hours. In addition to direct patient care hours applicants are encourage submit 500 hours of volunteer service in a medically underserved community. Preference is given to service within the continental United States.
These are examples of Direct Patient Care experiences in a healthcare setting. They include but, are not limited to:
- Phlebotomist
- EMT/Paramedic
- Medical Scribe
- RN/LPN
- PT/PTA or OT/OTA
- Military medical corpsman or Med Tech
- CNA
- CMA (back-office responsibilities only)
- X-ray technician
- Medical Dietician
- EKG Technician
- Electrophysiology Technician
- *Shadowing experience is highly recommended but, NOT required
*ALL hours MUST be earned before submission of the CASPA application
** All volunteer hours are subject to verification- verification form will be provided
