Volunteer Spotlight

  • Emily Austin

    Emily Austin - Former Volunteer

    Emily Austin is working toward fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a physician and bringing creation and innovation to health care delivery, and UGA has provided all the opportunities necessary to send her down that path.

    Learn more about Emily

  • Anna Wiggins - Intern

    Anna is currently a senior at the University of Georgia majoring in Health Promotion with an emphasis in Health Services. She will attend Mercer University School of Medicine in the fall with an intention to specialize in family medicine because she values forming relationships with others!

  • Sydney Erickson - Former Volunteer

    As a future physician, Sydney Erickson hopes to continue pursuing her passion of working to meet the needs of others on an individual level with her patients and at a community level through training in public health.

    Learn more about Sydney

  • Hannah Hood - Clinic Manager

    Hannah is a senior at the University of Georgia majoring in Biological Sciences. She currently serves as a Night Clinic Manager for Mercy where she oversees providers, volunteers, and patient flow for our Tuesday Night Clinics.

  • Cameron Liss - Former Volunteer

    Cameron Liss grew up with a family of Bulldogs, and she has found that her decision to attend UGA was one of the best in her life. She has taken advantage of the many opportunities that UGA provides and has paved a solid path to her future as a physician.

    Learn more about Cameron

Healthcare Professional Volunteers

Though Mercy has some full-time clinical staff, volunteer professionals support a majority of the medical services offered at Mercy.

Clinical volunteers are those who are credentialed as MD, DO, DMD, Pharmacist, DDS, PA, NP, PHD, RN, RDH or LCSW, etc. If you are interested in volunteering as a healthcare professional, send your completed Healthcare Professional Volunteer Application to volunteer@mercyhealthcenter.net and our Volunteer Provider Coordinator will contact you.

If you are interested in volunteering at Mercy, but are not credentialed, please see our Patient Support Volunteer information below.

 

 Patient Support Volunteer

Patient Support Volunteers are an important part of accomplishing the mission of Mercy Health Center. Below are our current roles for patient support:

  • Patient Liaison/Medical Assistant

  • Spanish Interpreters

  • Patient Advocates (Prayer and Social Services)

  • Scribes/Administrative Support

  • Dental Assistants

With each of these roles, our patients are served with compassionate and quality care with a personal touch and we treasure each and every volunteer that we have the opportunity to work alongside.

Our clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.

All of our Fall semester volunteer slots have been filled. We will open the application process for Spring 2026 semester in December 2025.

If you are interested in volunteering as an MD, DO, DMD, Pharmacist, DDS, PA, NP, PHD, RN, RDH or LCSW, etc., please refer back to our Healthcare Professional Volunteer information above.