Last week, I received my letter that confirms that I have completed 10 hours of volunteering. It felt pretty good.

In the last week of volunteering, I helped sort and stuffed invitations for the Art with Heart. It was not the most exciting task but it had to be done. The clinic was very appreciative and very warming in their thank-you's. It made it a little more worth while, knowing that I was doing something for a good cause. Of my time spent at the clinic, I have really enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and environment. No matter what task was given to me for the day, I took it and completed it with effort. Sometimes it may not be very fun or exciting but it was always beneficial. As the end of my required hours are here, I am pleased to say that I will continue volunteering at the clinic. I want to experience more aspects of the healthcare environment and maybe it will steer me into a direction that is actually beneficial to me.

As a side note, not only has this experience helped me gain a better insight in the healthcare realm but it has also strengthen my personal bonds. I have enjoyed waking up and volunteering every Wednesday because I was doing it with a friend, who means greatly to me.

For the next few weeks of volunteering, I helped with everything ranging from shredding paper to filing folders to making posters to shadowing nurses to stuffing envelopes. No matter how little the jobs may seem, I still believe that all the tasks benefit the clinic greatly. Volunteering at San Jose gave me a more insight on the way the clinic is run. There are so many administrative work that must be completed. The little time that I spend at the clinic is not enough to justify fall the work that must be done. One of the main event that the clinic is focusing on is the Art with Heart auction. This is a great way of reaching out to the community to seek support. Art with Heart has been a very successful event for the clinic. I actually had the opportunity to volunteer at the Art with Heart last year. It was a very interesting experience. This year, the event will be on our graduation so I will not be able to help out.

On the fourth week that I volunteered at San Jose, I helped out with medical records. I am familiar with this assignment because I did it back at the old clinic. Medical records is adjusting to the new environment; thus, they are a bit unorganized and needed help sorting out files and whatnot. In addition, patients' files must be pulled several days prior to their appointment. It helps to smooth out the process and make it more efficient in serving the patients. I don't mind helping in medical records; I actually enjoy it. I'm sure it's not as rewarding as serving the patients directly but it's something that must be done. In order for things to be efficient, there are so many things that must happen in the background. I feel as though some of these little things go unacknowledged. Most of the time, people only focus on the primary care that they receive that they sometimes forget about everything else that helps the process runs smoothly.