The role and impact of long-term professional volunteer programs among undergraduate students

1. The role and impact of long-term professional volunteer programs among undergraduate students Hu Min Student Affairs Office School of Public Health Fudan University

2. Introduction Fudan University Comprehensive University in Shanghai, China 28 schools of different disciplines School of Public Health Educate professionals in Public Health Sector, e.g. Disease prevention and control Two majors: Preventive Medicine and Health Management Myself Take charge the undergraduate students affairs Doctoral student in Health Economics

3. Outlines Backgrounds Introduction of the long-term professional volunteer programs Students� recognition of the programs Impacts of the programs Conclusions

4. Background General Volunteer activity becomes an emerging educational mode Social practice and volunteer items are students� favorite extra-curricular activities

5. Background Specific A series of events provide unprecedented opportunities for the development of Public Health Requirements of public health professionals Sense of social responsibility Professional knowledge and skills Willingness to pursue the career Undergraduate students are likely to take the job to directly contact with �population� after they graduate Curricular Study is not sufficient

6. long-term PROFESSIONAL volunteer programs Professional Major-related, specialized knowledge or skills needed Long-term Frequently held, last at least 6 months Volunteer Voluntary participation

7. Program introduction Blood Donation Program (Program A) Founded in 2008, cooperate with the Red Cross Aiming at informing the knowledge of blood donation Learn information, organize promotion campaign, hot line, recruit blood donors or give donation

8. Program introduction Philanthropic Health Care Program (Program B) Has a history of over ten years To help the mentally disabled children physically and psychologically Learn how to assist to rehabilitate, communicate with the special children

9. Research questions How do the students recognize the long-term professional volunteer programs? What are the impacts of the long-term professional volunteer programs? Research Methods Qualitative: by interview Quantitive: by questionnaire

10. Students� recognition Survey on all the undergraduate students in School of Public Health (N=297) Compare the long-term professional volunteer programs with the common volunteer program Dimensions Cognition Willingness of engagement Application Rate Acknowledgement

11. Cognition How much do you know about the programs?

12. Willingness of Engagement Will you participate in the programs?

13. Application Rate How many students finally apply for the programs?

14. Acknowledgement

15. Impacts of the programs Survey among the students who apply for the long-term professional volunteer programs (N=171) Comparison between Students who PARTICIPATE and those who DO NOT Before and after the programs Dimensions Knowledge Attitude Practice

16. Knowledge

17. Knowledge

18. Attitude Willingness to attend other commonweal activities

19. Attitude Willingness to start the professional career in Public Health

20. Practice From Retrospective Data: How many of the graduates in different industry used to attend the professional volunteer programs?

21. Conclusion The long-term professional volunteer programs a stronger appeal Lead to a higher rate of participation Long-term participants of such programs Demonstrate a greater sense of social responsibility, a more comprehensive understanding of one�s major discipline, and a higher level of professional abilities. Be more inclined to pursue a professional career after graduation