UTMB Volunteer Services

Thank you for your interest in become a UTMB Volunteer.  To ensure that we receive only the best volunteers and that we keep our patients safe, we require some items before you can volunteer.  This includes:

1. Completed volunteer application (links below) and consent for background check
2. A background check
3. Official proof of:
   • Annual TB Test (UTMB offers free Tuberculosis skin test to its volunteers)
   • Annual Flu vaccine or signed waiver (UTMB offers free flu vaccines to its volunteers)
4. Official proof of the following vaccinations:
   • Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination
     • Please provide official documentation (including dates and results) of two MMR vaccinations or a blood test confirming immunity. Those born before Jan 1, 1957 will be presumed immune.
   • Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccination
     • Please provide official date(s) you had chickenpox. If you have not had chickenpox, provide official document (including dates and results) of two doses of varicella vaccinations or a titer confirming immunity. Those born before Jan 1, 1957 will be presumed immune.
   • Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tap) Vaccination Please provide official document (including dates and results) of one dose of Tdap followed by a Td every 10 years.
5. Orientation with Volunteer Services and department where you are volunteering.
6. Commitment to be able to volunteer at least 50 hours per year at UTMB (total time commitment; you set the timeframe).

Please scan and email proof of your immunizations to: volunteer.services@utmb.edu or Fax: (409) 772-2550

TB Testing & Flu Shots are provided free of charge for volunteers at the the UTMB Employee Health Clinics, Mon.- Fri., 7:30 am - 4:30 pm (the clinics are closed from 12 – 1 pm). The Employee Health Clinics are located at: 

• UTMB Health Eye Center, Galveston
  700 University Blvd., Suite 3.420
  Galveston, TX 77555
  • Proceed to the back of the lobby
    Take an elevator to the 3rd floor
    Turn right when exiting the elevator
    Follow the signs to Suite 3.420
• UTMB Health Primary and Specialty Care, Town Center
  (Report directly to Suite 1.1430. Appointments not required.)
  2660 Gulf Fwy. South
  Entrance A, Suite 1.1430
  League City, TX 77573 

* Please note that once you apply, the process can take up to a month to complete

As a valuable member of the UTMB support team, you’ll find many people thankful for your assistance, eager to help you be successful, ready to help train you, and able to assist you whenever you have a question. We want your experience to be meaningful and enjoyable.

• complimentary parking when you are scheduled to volunteer;
• free annual flu immunizations (while supplies are in stock);
• free annual TB screening;
• complimentary local bus transportation with your volunteer ID badge
• new skills; and
• a sense of fulfillment and an opportunity to make a difference.

We look forward to receiving your completed application. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact the volunteer program coordinator at 409-772-2549.

Note: As applications are reviewed, the top candidates are selected for service, based on criteria intended to ensure that an applicant is able to safely and successfully meet the duties and responsibilities of the volunteer role. UTMB does reserve the right to decline an application, contingent on the results of the security check, institutional need or other factors related to anticipated duties. No application will be rejected due to an individual's gender, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.

1. Complete the Online Volunteer Application and appropriate Packet below. Junior volunteers are 15-17 years old and adult volunteers are 18 years or older.

2. Submit electronically to Volunteer.Services@utmb.edu, or MAIL/FAX your completed and signed paper application to:

UTMB Volunteer Services
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-1370
Phone: (409) 772-2549
FAX: (409) 772-2550