A Waiting Room of Opportunity
Medical exposure not only enhances your medical school application but also provides invaluable real-world insight, better preparing you for both medical school and a future career in medicine. However, securing opportunities for shadowing and volunteering—essential entry points into the field—has become increasingly challenging. This barrier is particularly pronounced for first-generation college students and those from underrepresented backgrounds.
Our Mission
Connecting Shadows expands access to medical shadowing and volunteering for undergraduate students —especially those with limited resources or professional networks— to build a more inclusive and knowledgeable future healthcare workforce.
In-person Shadowing
Direct observation of medical professionals in clinical settings
Virtual Shadowing
Remote learning opportunities through digital platforms
Medical Volunteering
Hands-on experience in healthcare environments
Important Dates
Medical Opportunities Offered
Our service partners with various medical hospitals and clinics in the Metro Atlanta area to offer a wide range of specialities, locations and overall experiences for students to shadow.
New partners will be added regularly!
Interactive map showing our partner locations across Metro Atlanta
Created by Students,
for Students
Ricardo Ramos started his premed journey at Georgia Tech full of determination—but quickly realized how hard it was to break into the world of medicine without personal connections or guidance. Finding shadowing and volunteer opportunities felt like navigating a closed system.
Through persistence and networking, he eventually gained access to clinics and hospitals—but knew it shouldn't be that hard. In his senior year, he teamed up with fellow student and coder Vincent Zhu to launch Connecting Shadows, a platform built to open the very doors Ricardo once struggled to find—so that future students wouldn't have to go it alone.
