It counts.
Direct patient care on a hospital floor, the kind admissions committees actually value. Not shadowing. Not paperwork. Bedside hours, verified by the supervising team.
Selective. Free. Hands-on hospital care teams.
Clinical hours that
actually count.
A selective program placing pre-health students on real hospital care teams for direct patient care. Verified hours. Bedside skills. Recommendation relationships. No tuition, no fees, no dues.
Free to apply. Free to participate. You earn your place.
The premed problem
You need 150 to 500 hours. Most of what's available doesn't count.
Shadowing is passive. Front desk and scribing are administrative. Admissions committees count direct patient care, hands-on contact with patients on a real care team. Those roles are scarce, often require a CNA or EMT first, or charge tuition to volunteer.
You shouldn't have to pay to give your labor. And you shouldn't have to guess whether your hours will hold up on an application.
"Will these hours actually count as clinical?"
"Am I running out of time before applications?"
"Do I really have to pay to volunteer at a hospital?"
"How do I get on a unit without a CNA or EMT cert?"
What you get
A clinical experience that actually moves your application.
It's selective.
You earn your spot through application and interview. Selectivity is the value, and it signals quality to schools, hospitals, and to the scholars sitting next to you.
It's free.
No tuition. No application fee. No membership dues. Ever. Your work earns the experience. Nothing else should.
A day on the floor
What scholars actually do.
You arrive in scrubs, badge in, and join the care team for your shift. The charge nurse points you to a unit. You spend the next four to eight hours in patient rooms, hands on, supervised, learning the rhythm of hospital care.
Departments scholars rotate through
Med-surgEmergencyLabor & deliveryPediatricsICU step-downOncology
- Take and record vital signs alongside the nursing team
- Help patients with mobility, repositioning, and comfort
- Respond to call lights and support the unit during busy shifts
- Assist with meals, hydration, and basic hygiene
- Transport patients to imaging, procedures, and discharge
- Stock and prepare rooms between admissions
- 01
Apply
Short online application. Free. Rolling cycles.
- 02
Get selected and cleared
Interview, background check, health screening, BLS.
- 03
Train
Hands-on training, HIPAA and safety certification.
- 04
Shift and log hours
Pick shifts from your phone. Hours verified on the spot.
Why it counts
The receipts admissions committees recognize.
Every shift is logged, verified by a supervising clinician, and totaled in your scholar record. You leave with a completion certificate, transcript-style hour report, and the kind of long-term relationships with clinicians that yield meaningful letters of recommendation.
- Verified direct patient care hours, exportable for applications
- Completion certificate naming your training and rotations
- Letter of recommendation relationships with supervising clinicians
- Real bedside skills: vitals, mobility, comfort care, team workflow
- 250+
- Verified hours per scholar (placeholder)
- 1,200
- Scholars placed on units (placeholder)
- 94%
- Acceptance rate to first-choice path (placeholder)
- $0
- Tuition, fees, or dues
Scholar voices [placeholders]
From people who've finished a cohort.
The bedside relationships are why scholars stay, and why their letters land differently in admissions.
"I logged more verified clinical hours in one semester here than I had in two years of trying to piece things together. And I didn't pay a cent."
[Placeholder Scholar Name]
Pre-med, [Placeholder University]
"The interview was real. The training was real. By week three I was the one the nurses asked for when a patient needed help getting up."
[Placeholder Scholar Name]
Pre-PA, [Placeholder University]
"My letter of recommendation came from a physician who had actually watched me work, not someone I shadowed for an afternoon."
[Placeholder Scholar Name]
Pre-nursing, [Placeholder University]
Questions
What scholars ask first.
If your question isn't here, ask it in your application. We read every one.
- Is it really free?
- Yes. No application fee, no tuition, no monthly dues, no graduation fee. Your only cost is the time you commit to shifts and training.
- How selective is it?
- Each cycle is competitive. We review your application and interview for fit, follow-through, and care for patients. Selectivity is what makes the spot worth holding.
- What counts as clinical hours here?
- Every shift is direct patient care on a hospital unit, supervised by clinical staff. Your logged hours are the hours admissions committees count as clinical experience.
- Do I need to be a CNA or EMT first?
- No prior certification is required. Onboarding includes the training and certifications you need, including BLS and HIPAA.
- What's the time commitment?
- We offer flexible tracks. A longer low-intensity track of one shift per week and a shorter intensive track of multiple shifts per week. You pick your shifts from your phone.
- Who is eligible?
- Pre-health students of any path: pre-med, pre-PA, pre-nursing, pre-dental, and career changers preparing for a clinical graduate program.