Get Involved

Join with humility, preparation, and consistency.

SMSC is especially focused on high school students who want a more meaningful pathway into medicine, service, and community-centered leadership, while also welcoming clinicians, partner organizations, and other student learners.

Before You Join

SMSC is not built around one-time voluntourism.

We ask students and collaborators to approach this work with humility, preparation, and respect for long-term community relationships.

Who This Page Is For

High school students are the main audience, with other pathways alongside them.

High School Students

Build early exposure to medicine, public health, and service through mentorship, education, and structured pathway-building.

Undergraduate Students

Learn foundational principles, support events, and grow into service with appropriate preparation.

Clinicians

Help shape training, supervision, and responsible student roles.

Community Organizations

Co-develop outreach and partnership structures that actually fit local needs.

Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Students

Participate within structured expectations around training, professionalism, and scope.

Student Expectations

Professionalism is part of service.

Students should expect required training, clear attendance or role expectations, and accountability around boundaries, communication, and reliability. If participation space is limited, selection should reflect readiness and commitment rather than casual interest alone.

Training Required Participation should follow orientation and partner-specific preparation.
Role Clarity Students need to understand what they may and may not do in outreach settings.
Consistency Long-term trust depends on follow-through, not occasional enthusiasm.

Testimonials

Voices that reflect how this work is experienced across service, care, and trust.

Student Volunteer Testimonial

“I came in wanting to help, but SMSC taught me that preparation, humility, and consistency matter just as much as motivation.”

Jessica Tran, Student at Mount Carmel Academy

Clinician Testimonial

“The most useful students are the ones who understand their role, respect boundaries, and strengthen the reliability of the team.”

Dr. Jan Cooper, MD, Physician on Street Medicine Team

Patient Experiencing Homelessness Testimonial

“What matters most is being treated like a person, not a project, and seeing the same people show up with respect over time.”

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Application Form

Apply to Get Involved with SMSC

This application helps SMSC understand who you are, what kind of pathway you are seeking, and how to guide you into the right next step.

Submitting will open a prefilled email draft to SMSC so your application can be sent directly.

How Applications Are Used SMSC reviews applications to understand readiness, interests, and how each applicant can be matched to the most appropriate pathway.
Priority Audience High school students remain the main target population, especially those seeking mentorship, exposure to medicine, and long-term pathway support.
What Happens Next After submission, applicants can be contacted about next steps, training expectations, info sessions, or partnership conversations.
Direct Contact Applications and general student interest should be directed to smscoalition@gmail.com. Phone contact is reserved for partnership communication.