Experiential Learning

Four walls can’t contain an entire education. That’s why, at Richmond, most students extend their educations by participating in experiential learning opportunities. They’re the chance to take what you’ve learned in the classroom and apply it to the real world, either via research, an internship, service or study abroad.

Clinical Opportunities

Medical exposure is a virtual requirement for entry into any health profession. Our externship program ensures that our students receive significant clinical exposure through one-on-one work with local health care practitioners.

Many of our students are members of our on-campus Spiders Advanced Volunteer Rescue Service (SAVERS) or work with the Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad. Richmond offers an EMT training course most spring semesters.

Pre-medical students may participate in the 4U-Mentorship, a partnership program between Richmond and the Medical College of Virginia (MCV). Students who are accepted into this program are matched with a fourth-year medical student at MCV, affording them patient contact and an inside look at medical school.

Study Abroad

Study abroad is popular at Richmond, with nearly 70 percent of our students completing an experience abroad. The University has over 70 study abroad programs in more than 25 countries.

With appropriate advance course planning, pre-health students can easily accommodate an experience abroad. In fact, five of our study abroad programs are designed specifically for pre-health students who wish to incorporate their interest in medicine with an experience abroad. Two of these programs are in Australia (Curtin University, University of Melbourne), one is in Denmark (Denmark's International Study program), one is in London (Kings College) and the other is in New Zealand (University of Otago).

For information on studying abroad, visit the Office of International Education.