Get Involved! How to Volunteer
To learn how you can apply to volunteer opportunities for students, faculty and staff at Drexel University College of Medicine, please contact the Office of Community Health & Inclusive Excellence, at ochie@drexel.edu.
Volunteer Opportunity For Faculty, Staff and Students
Drexel is privileged to have the opportunity to work with the Science Leadership Academy Middle School (SLAMS), located adjacent to our Health Sciences Building, to provide mini-courses in health education for fifth- through eighth-grade students. Faculty, staff and students from the College of Medicine and the College of Nursing and Health Professions will collaborate together to teach or assist with these actively engaged mini-courses around two curricular topics. Sessions occur Wednesdays from 2 to 3:15 p.m.
Faculty/Staff Sign Up Student Sign Up
2026 Earth Day Neighborhood Gardens Event
Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 9-11 a.m.
Location: Various West Philly community gardens and farms
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Annual Spring Garden Festival
Date: Saturday, April 25
Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships (3509 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA 19104)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
DREAM Expo 2026 – Community Health & Career Exploration
Date: Saturday, April 25
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Lincoln University (1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University, PA 19352)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up: Health Professions Student Workshops
Volunteer Sign Up: Health Professions Faculty Speed Networking
Volunteer Sign Up: Event Support & Logistics (Students & Faculty)
Volunteer Sign Up: Drexel COM Sponsorship & Engagement
Opportunities
Pre-Eclampsia Promise Walk
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: TBA
Location: The Navy Yard (4747 S Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19112)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Annual Health Fair @ Greater Exodus Baptist Church
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: 12-3 p.m.
Location: Greater Exodus Baptist Church (704 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19130)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Big Community Resource Fair
Date: Saturday, May 23
Time: 12-3 p.m.
Location: Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center (4700 Brown St., Philadelphia, PA 19139)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
AAMWA Philadelphia Black Men's Wellness Day
Date: Saturday, June 6
Time: 7 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Temple University Aramark Student Training and Recreation (STAR) Complex (1816 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19121)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Welcome America – Philadelphia Independence Day Parade
Date: Friday, July 3
Time: All day
Location: Parade Route and meeting point TBA
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Young Dragons Health Sciences Summer Camp
Date: Monday, July 13-Friday, July 17
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: ExCITE Center (3401 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
Community in Action Festival
Date: Saturday, August 22
Time: 12-4 p.m.
Location: Parade Route and meeting point TBA
Contact: ochie@drexel.edu
Volunteer Sign Up
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