We are the undergraduate division of Student Hospice Organization of Penn (SHOOP), and are a student group at the University of Pennsylvania. We strive to serve hospice patients in the Philadelphia area and raise awareness through campus wide events.
"I am a nursing student at Penn and I find it really rewarding to talk with hospice patients and provide companionship and support, my presence for the patients taught me a lot about the role of spirituality in medicine and exposed me to a diverse healthcare team of physicians, chaplains, and social workers. I loved it!"
"I am a pre-med student and I was looking for clinical volunteering opportunity and I chose to be part of SHOOP because it's the only club where you can directly interact with patients while closely observing healthcare team dynamics."
"Throughout the year at SHOOP, I enjoyed making Christmas and Valentine's Day cards and delivering them to the hospice patients. I also enjoyed fundraising and volunteering in Camp Erin, which is a camp helping children, who have lost a loved one, to deal with and process their grief. All SHOOP's volunteering is eye-opening as you witness people's resilience in the face of extraordinary loss."
New members apply here: https://volunteerservices.uphs.upenn.edu/pages/app:HOSPCOLL