Clinical experience,
no connections
required.
Shadowing, EMS ride-alongs, research and volunteer roles near you. Every one is verified, then ranked to your profile by AI. Leave med-school acceptance to merit and dedication.
The search engine, then the AI that ranks it to you.
Filtering and geographic radius find the local opportunities. A retrieval-augmented model then scores each one against your interests, certifications, ZIP code and travel radius.
Search and filter locally
Type what you want. Filter by category and a 5, 10, 50 or 100 mile radius to see only what is reachable from you.
AI scores your match
Every result is ranked to your profile. Thumbs up or down, and the recommendation feed gets sharper each time.
Reach out and track it
Upload your CV, generate a copy-ready outreach email, and manage every opportunity through one pipeline.
Ranked by the drive, not just the distance.
MedMatch maps every opportunity around you, then ranks them by real drive time or by how well they fit your profile. Widen the radius and watch the whole region come into view.
Eight categories of clinical experience.
Dedicated, separately browsable tabs, from a first shadowing day to a published research role.
Shadowing
Physicians across specialties: cardiology, peds, surgery, primary care.
Clinical
Hospitals, clinics, outpatient centers and private practices.
Research
Institutional labs and PI-led studies seeking pre-med assistants.
EMS ride-alongs
County EMS and ambulance services offering student ride-alongs.
Volunteering
Free clinics, dialysis centers and community health nonprofits.
Medical assistant
Paid and unpaid MA roles that build real patient-facing hours.
Private practice
Individual physicians open to hosting a pre-med observer.
Nonprofit and outreach
Public health drives, screenings and community outreach programs.
Verified listings. Real peer reviews.
Institutional verification status and peer-submitted reviews sit on every listing, held to strict review-integrity rules. No patient-identifying information, ever.
HIPAA-conscious by default
Automated filters block identifiers before anything reaches moderation.
Review-integrity rules
Every review is held to the same standards, on every listing.
A leaderboard you can trust
Opportunities ranked by real ratings and appropriateness.
From interested to accepted, in one place.
Track every opportunity through a clear status pipeline so nothing slips.
Free to start. Built to keep.
Search, match and track without a card. Upgrade when you want more.
FAQ
Common questions.
MedMatch is a search tool for pre-med students looking for clinical experience. It indexes shadowing, EMS ride-along, research, volunteer and medical-assistant opportunities within a travel radius you choose, then ranks them against your interests, certifications and location. You contact hosts directly and track each opportunity through your own pipeline. It is free to start.
That is the problem MedMatch exists for. Search your area by category and radius instead of relying on family contacts: the map shows physicians, clinics and practices near you that host pre-med observers, and MedMatch generates a copy-ready outreach email from your CV so the first message is not the hard part.
MedMatch organizes opportunities into eight categories: shadowing, clinical roles, research, EMS ride-alongs, volunteering, medical assistant positions, private practice observation, and nonprofit or outreach work. Which of these a given school values, and how many hours it expects, is set by that school — check their published admissions requirements rather than relying on any tool's summary.
EMS ride-alongs are one of the eight categories MedMatch tracks, and county EMS and ambulance services that host students appear in search alongside hospitals and clinics. Whether a specific school counts them toward a clinical-hours expectation is that school's policy, so confirm it against their admissions guidance.
Filtering and a distance radius find what is reachable, then a retrieval-augmented model scores each result against your interests, certifications, ZIP code and travel radius. Results can be ordered by real drive time or by profile fit. Rating a result with a thumbs up or down sharpens the recommendation feed over time.
You set a search radius around your location, from a few miles out to the wider region. The map plots every opportunity inside it, and widening the radius brings more of the area into view. Results can be ordered by real drive time rather than straight-line distance, so what looks close is ranked by what is actually quick to reach.
Listings carry an institutional verification status and peer-submitted reviews, both shown on the listing itself and held to review-integrity rules. Verification status describes the listing, not a guarantee of availability — requirements and openings change, so confirm details directly with the host organization before you apply.
Yes — you can create an account and start without a card. Current pricing, including what a new account includes and what anything beyond it costs, is shown on the pricing section of this page and in the Terms of Service before you are asked to pay for anything.
No. MedMatch is a search and organization tool. It does not place students, arrange positions, contact hosts on your behalf, or guarantee that any host will respond. Every application and acceptance is between you and the host organization.
No. MedMatch is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting for any hospital, university, EMS agency, clinic or nonprofit that appears in search results. Listings are indexed so students can find them; the relationship is always directly between the student and the host.
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