<p>I was wondering what the best hospital to volunteer between the care extenders program at the hospital in Santa Monica or would being a volunteer at the Ronald Reagan hospital be better. Which one of these hospitals would provide a better learning experience? Any advice would be helpful.
thank you!</p>
<p>I think it depends on what program that you volunteer through. My old roommate volunteered for the Ronald Regan Hosiptal and ended up only doing filing... I think CARE Extenders may offer more hands on experience in the medical field.</p>
<p>I heard it was the other way around.</p>
<p>i would HIGHLY recommend cedar sinai if you can find a way to get there</p>
<p>As a volunteer, you're not going to get any "hands on" anything - look into a scribe program (which I think may be paid), but you get to follow a doctor around, do actual medical charting, and see the medical field.</p>
<p>I'm in care extenders and have also volunteered at the med center as a regular volunteer.</p>
<p>Both do not give you the hands on experience I think you're expecting but care extenders is definitely more involved. You're basically a glorified volunteer but that glorifiedness gives you a little more importance nonetheless. </p>
<p>I'll answer any specific questions you may have...PM me if I don't respond I don't come here often any more and might forget about this thread..</p>
<p>It's better to do research for "hands-on experience," IMHO. I can prepare heparin-ized syringes, hook up endotracheal tubes from patients to machine, assist in holding gas mask to patient, hold up random body parts, etc.....</p>
<p>It all depends on what type of department you're working with.</p>
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<p>does that include genitals?</p>