| Arts In Medicine Volunteer
Opportunities for
FSU Students and |
Do you want to use your talents in a hospital setting? The TMH AIM program can provide an excellent community service opportunity for you. See Application Directions Below |
| PURPOSE
The Arts In Medicine Program (AIM) is an interdisciplinary group of volunteers composed of artists, musicians, performers, physicians, therapists, clinical practitioners, medical staff, and educators. Its purpose is to promote the health and well-being of TMH patients and families through the myriad relationships between the arts and human responses. It is a partnership between the Florida State University and the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare facility and is designed to bring together the rich resources of the FSU arts and clinical programs with the Tallahassee arts community for benefiting TMH patients and their families. |
The Arts In Medicine program components include volunteers providing direct patient interactions with the arts, scheduled performances in multiple locations throughout the facility, improvement of environmental aesthetics, and special projects designed to facilitate use of medical services or improve comfort levels of patients. |
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| PROGRAMS
Performance
Series |
| "AIM Higher"
Main
Hospital patients participate in weekly AIM projects including: arts
and
crafts, puppet shows, sing-along, story time, instrumental
performances,
skits, and much more.
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| "Bookmarks"
AIM
volunteer reads by the bedside for patients of all ages throughout the
hospital and the Adult Rehabilitation Center.
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| "Miccosukee
Road"
A
music therapy group is open to all pediatric patients without referral
in which guest performers/volunteers are periodically invited to
participate.
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| APPLICATION
DIRECTIONS FOR ARTS IN MEDICINE VOLUNTEERS
If you are an FSU student and interested in enrolling in an AIM volunteer service learning course for academic credit, register for Arts in Medicine Service (AIMS): MUE4092 - undergraduate or MUE5096 - graduate. The course is offered for variable credit every Fall, Spring, and Summer semester and is repeatable. Contact dgregory@garnet.acns.fsu.edu for additional information about the AIMS course. Do not complete the application directions below if you enroll in the AIMS course. If you are a community artist interested
in volunteering in the Arts in Medicine Program, please read the
directions below for applying or call OLIVIA SWEDBERG
at 431-7468 to discuss the possibilities. STEP 1 Community Artist Volunteers: Please print and complete the linked application form. Send completed application forms to: Olivia
Swedberg, MME,
MT-BC STEP 2 Call Olivia at 431-7468 to schedule orientation. Complete the following at that time: You are scheduled
for orientation
on: (month)______ (day________,(year) _____. The first hour will be spent in orientation to TMH policies and procedures. The second hour will include a tour and orientation to the specific unit(s) where you will be working and any necessary training. For the first part of your orientation, report to:
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