Fall 2024 New College Student Volunteers

Instructions: 

• Please complete the following 4 steps below BEFORE you leave campus for the summer or no later than July 1, 2024.  
• You are eligible to be seen at Student Health to complete any requirements as long as you have paid the health fee.  
  • If you are not taking classes this summer, the spring health fee period ends on May 17, 2024 so you can only be seen by Student Health before this date.  If you miss the May 17 deadline, you will need to obtain any missing requirements outside of Student Health and submit the documentation to bluehealthclearance@duke.edu by the July 1, 2024 deadline.
  • If you are taking classes during the summer 1 session, the summer health fee begin on May 13, 2024 and you can be seen by Student Health before the July 1, 2024 deadline.
• If Volunteer Services does not receive your health clearance by August 1, 2024, you will not be able to volunteer during the fall semester and you may reapply for the spring 2025 semester.
   

Step 1: Review your Duke Student Health Immunization Record 

Follow the steps below to access your Student Health immunization record and to determine what documentation is required to complete your volunteer health screening.

• Log into the "Student Health Gateway" using your Net Id and Date of Birth https://shc.duhs.duke.edu 
• Click "Immunizations" on the left toolbar
• Below is a list of the required volunteer immunizations: 
  • 1 dose of Tdap after turning 18 years old
  • 2 doses of  MMR or positive antibody titer
  • 2 doses of Varicella or a positive antibody titer
  • TB test performed within 6 months of application date (no earlier than 10/1/23).  If you receive an IGRA TB blood test, send the actual lab report.  If you receive a ppd skin test, the documentation must include the following:  date placed, date read, result in mm, interpretation, signature and credentials of person reading test.
  • Flu vaccine for the 2024/2025 flu season will be given after August 1, 2024.  You will be notified by Volunteer Services in the fall of the separate deadline.
     

Step 2: Request your Health Clearance after you have completed the above requirements (including TB testing).

Email the following information to Student Health at bluehealthclearance@duke.edu 

• Name
• Date of birth
• Unique ID number (begins with "0")
• Status requested (shadowing or volunteering or both).  
• Indicate if this is the first time you are applying or if you are re-applying.
• Documentation of any vaccines, titers, or TB testing which are not presently in your Student Health record.
• Please allow 7-10 days to process your records or for a response if you are emailing a question.

Step 3: Obtain your Health Clearance 

Student Health will review your health records.

• You will receive a secure message via your Student Health Gateway notifying you of the status of your health clearance request or requesting additional information. 
• Watch for an email stating “You have an important message from Duke Student Health."
• To view this email, check your secure messages immediately by following the steps below: 
  • Log into the "Student Health Gateway" using your Net Id and Date of Birth https://shc.duhs.duke.edu.
  • Click "Messages" on the left toolbar.
     

Step 4: Health Clearance Documentation 

• Once you have received your health clearance, please email Volunteer Services at DUHVolunteerServices@dm.duke.edu and simply state your name and that you have received your health clearance from Student Health.
   
   

Instructions:  

• Begin this process immediately; it may take 2 weeks to receive your health clearance.
• Please complete the following 4 steps below BEFORE you leave campus for the summer or no later than July 1, 2024.  
• You must receive your health clearance from BEFORE your mandatory hospital orientation.

Step 1: Review your Immunization Records

Below is a list of the required volunteer immunizations: 

• 1 dose of Tdap after turning 18 years old
• 2 doses of  MMR or positive antibody titer
• 2 doses of Varicella or a positive antibody titer
• TB test performed within 6 months of application date (6/1/23 or after).  If you receive an IGRA TB blood test, send the actual lab report.  If you receive a ppd skin test, the documentation must include the following:  date placed, date read, result in mm, interpretation, signature and credentials of person reading test.
• Flu vaccine for the 2024/2025 flu season will be given after August 1, 2024.  You will be notified by Volunteer Services in the fall of the separate deadline.

Step 2: Health Clearance Request Form 

• Please contact your Student Health office to obtain any missing items.  Once you have ALL your documentation, email those documents to bradley.petrusa@duke.edu with the subject “DUH Volunteer Health Clearance Needed- YOUR NAME”.
• Include the following information in your request email:
  • Name
  • Address
  • Phone #
  • Email
  • Date of Birth
  • Duke Unique ID (Contact Volunteer Services at DUHVolunteerServices@dm.duke.edu if you do not have your Duke Unique ID)
• The Employee Health nurse will review your records and notify you if items are missing.
• You will be notified via email once everything is complete. 
• Please allow 2 weeks to process your records.
• You must receive your health clearance BEFORE your mandatory hospital orientation.
   

Volunteer Intent Form

• If you are interested in volunteering for the fall 2024 semester, please complete this brief Volunteer Intent Form. 
• Current Duke Hospital volunteers do NOT need to complete this Volunteer Intent Form.

Volunteer Opportunities

• Volunteer opportunities will be listed on this website beginning May 1, 2024.
• You may submit your volunteer application beginning at 9 am on May 1, 2024 until 9 am on May 20, 2024.  
• Applications received after the 9 am deadline on May 20, 2024 will not be accepted
• Volunteer opportunities will be limited and not all students will have the opportunity to volunteer for the fall 2024 semester.  
• Requesting your health clearance by the July 1, 2024 deadline does not guarantee that you will be accepted into the volunteer program.  The number of openings, your interview, your availability, and your choice of volunteer assignment will impact our decision.

Interview Sign Up

• Virtual interviews will be scheduled for the weeks of July 15 to July 26, 2024.  You will be contacted via email to schedule an interview.

If you have any questions, please contact Volunteer Services at DUHVolunteerServices@dm.duke.edu.