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Interested in volunteering?

Mobile Clinic is interested in volunteers from many areas, including, but not limited to dentistry, public health, social work, medicine, pharmacy, undergraduates, and Spanish, French and Arabic speakers.


How to get involved:

University of Iowa Student Volunteers:

    1. Fill out the New Volunteer Form.
    2.  After being added to the ICON site (allow 2-3 days), complete the New Volunteer Orientation outlined below.
    3. Watch the Volunteer Orientation Video.
    4. Complete the ICON quiz.
    5. Sign the Mobile Clinic Confidentiality Agreement.
    6. Complete position-specific training available on ICON.
    7. Sign up to volunteer at our Spring 2025 Clinics.
    8. Review the Day of Clinic Instructions before volunteering!

Non-Iowa Students:

  1. Fill out the New Volunteer Form with your university email address.
  2. Watch the Volunteer Orientation Video.
  3. Complete the Non-Iowa quiz.
  4. Sign the Mobile Clinic Confidentiality Agreement
  5. Sign the Non-Iowa Volunteer Agreement.
  6. Complete position-specific Training for Non-Iowa Students.
  7. Sign up to volunteer at our Spring 2025 Clinics.
  8. Review the Day of Clinic Instructions before volunteer!

Provider Volunteers:

  1. Fill out the Provider Sign Up Form.
  2. Sign up for Provider Summer 2025 Clinics.

Student Volunteer Roles:

General Volunteers

EMR Expert (any student, training required):

  • Electronic medical record expert in charge of registration

Interpreter:

  • Requires fluency in Arabic, Spanish, or French

  • Translate for patients throughout clinic and with physician

Vitals (any student):

  • Takes height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and temperature

Labs (any student, training required):

  • Checks Hemoglobin A1C and cholesterol 

Health/social services educator (any student, training required):

  • Educate patients about their vitals and labs utilizing motivational interviewing
Scribe (any student):
  • Assist history takers with clinical notes during clinic visits

Graduate Students

Student Provider (3rd/4th year Medical/PA/DNP Students only):

  • Interviews and examines patients and presents to provider

Medication History Taker (Pharmacy Students only):

  • Taking pharmaceutical history of each patient seen by the team

Dental students:

  • Oral assessments
  • Oral health education
  • Referrals to dental school clinics
Physical Therapy students:
  • Physical therapy assessments 
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