Service

At Duke RAM, volunteers engage with local and national community health:

  1. Duke students volunteer at weekend-long free clinics across the Southeast. These pop-up RAM clinics are hosted by different Community Host Groups around the country.

  2. We also host fundraisers and volunteer with local community service partners, including the food bank, In Her Vision, and the shelter.

Past Travel Clinics

Harrisonburg, VA

Grundy, VA

Travel Clinics

Duke students volunteer at 2-3 RAM clinics around the Southeast each semester. These are weekend-long popup clinics hosted by different Community Host Groups in Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and more!

At these RAM clinics, students interact with patients and healthcare professionals, assisting in the process of patient care and gaining valuable life experience in the process.

Find out more about the RAM clinic that Duke hosts under the Duke’s Clinic tab above.

  • • Arrive Friday night, check into hotel

    • Wake up 4 AM Saturday, arrive at clinic ~4:30 AM

    • Volunteer in clinic until ~4-6 PM, return to hotel to rest, team dinner Saturday evening

    • Wake up 4 AM Sunday, check out of hotel, arrive at clinic ~4:30 AM

    • Volunteer in clinic until ~1-3 PM, help break down clinic

    • Return to Durham Sunday evening by ~7-9 PM

    • Bring a change of clothes for 2 nights (including layers—it’s cold in the morning!)

    • Toiletries

    • Computer to do HW after returning to the hotel

    • Wallet and ID

    • A great attitude :)

  • Between funding from the Duke Partnership for Service and other collaborations, we heavily subsidize the cost of each travel clinic. Housing, breakfast and lunch are typically covered.

    Students only pay for their dinner on the drive Friday night and a team dinner Saturday night. If this is prohibitive, please reach out and we will find a work-around.

  • We typically bring around 20 students to two travel clinics each semester. Since there are more signups than available spots, we use a points system to weight members’ engagement with the club in making roster decisions.

    We send out travel clinic info over email, so sign up for our listserv by emailing dukeram.durham@gmail.com or messaging our Instagram account @dukeremoteareamedical

 

Local Service

In addition to traveling to RAM clinics around the country, we are connecting students with local volunteering opportunities to foster engagement within the Durham community. Increased local service involvement allows students to engage with our community.

  • Duke RAM plans on-campus fundraisers and food drives for organizations like the Triangle Literacy Council and the Alliance Pantry. We host an annual RAMsgiving fundraiser every year the week before Thanksgiving break.

  • Duke RAM organizes group service outings for organizations such as the Durham Rescue Mission and the food bank.

  • Duke RAM connects students with volunteer opportunities within local initiatives such as Root Causes and Lay Mental Health Alliance.