Orientation occurs once per month, typically on a Tuesday morning at 10:00 am and is held via Microsoft Teams. When you apply to volunteer with Fox Chase, we will automatically invite you to the next orientation once you have completed the pre-orientation requirements.

Certain applications may ask for contact information for your lab or program. If you have been accepted into a lab, this is typically the person whose lab in which you are working. If you are accepted into a non-clinical program, such as an internship, this should be your preceptor/supervisor at FCCC during your internship or someone with whom you have had contact from that department. This does not refer to an advisor at your school.

If you have indicated you are a Temple student, our application will ask for your TUID number. This is a 9-digit student ID number. It does not refer to your login (which beings with "tu" followed by another letter and 5-6 numbers). If your application form is requiring a TUID and you have not indicated that you are a Temple student, please double check your answers on the application and contact us at VolunteerServices@fccc.edu.

This depends on whether you are applying as somebody who already has an assigment (e.g.: researcher accepted into a lab, intern accepted into an internship, etc.) or if you have applied as a new applicant. If you have an assignment, you man proceed to https://volunteers.fccc.edu/pages/mystatus to begin uploading your required documentation. If you do not have an assigment, we will contact your references. We require responses from two references, so please follow up with your references to ensure they complete the reference forms. After that, you will be placed on a list to be invited to our next orientation.

This form must be completed by your physician. The form is designed so that no additional attachments are required. This means that we should not receive copies of any test results, immunization records (except flu and COVID upon our request), etc.. The physician will simply list the dates of the results and indicate if any result was positive or negative. Your physician must sign the Medical Documentation form. Once you have completed the form, you can scan it and upload it on this website.

Patient Safety and infection prevention is a priority at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Many cancer patients are immune-suppressed and this policy is in place for patient safety. All new applicants must provide the Medical Documentation Form providing proof of immunizations and health screenings before they can start (not necessary before Orientation). Your physician must sign the Medical Documentation form.

The TB skin test is used to determine if someone has an immune response to the bacteria that causes TB. The test is placed under the skin and is read 48 hours later. A second test is started 7-10 days later and read 48 hours later. This means that the 2-step TB test will require 4 visits with a medical provider. "2-step" does not refer to the steps of placing and reading the test, but the number of tests placed on the skin.

Each applicant must complete at least one type of TB test. Please check with your insurance to see what is covered before obtaining a test, as many insurers will only cover a Tubeculin Skin Test (TST), sometimes also know as a PPD. The skin test must be a 2-step test. The test is placed under the skin and is read 48 hours later. A second test is started 7-10 days later and read 48 hours after it is placed. In lieu of a TB skin test, you may receive a blood test, such as a Quantiferon Gold (QFT) or TSPOT.

Yes, we accept the results of TB tests from the past 6 months or chest x-rays from the past year. If you received a TB skin test, you will be required to complete a second test, as we require a 2-step TB test. However, if you have completed a 2-step TB test (meaning you received a skin placement twice at least a week apart), we will accept those results for up to one year, but you will still be required to obtain one additional test.

If you received the BCG vaccine (administered in some countries but not in the USA), you may have a positive reaction to a TB skin test. Instead, you should submit a chest x-ray. The x-ray must have been completed in the past year or must be repeated if more than one year old.

All Fox Chase Cancer Center employees and volunteers who are on-site between November 22nd through March 31st must obtain the flu vaccination or complete the declination form and wear a mask. Flu vaccinations are offered free of charge at FCCC for all volunteers at the beginning of each flu season. You may also receive the vaccine at another location and submit proof of vaccination on this website. Volunteers who are scheduled to start after March 31st do not need to submit proof of vaccination or a declination form for the current flu season.

All applicants must provide documentation of COVID vaccinations. The documentation should include date(s) and location(s) of the vaccine administration, vaccine name.

A Hepatitis B vaccination may be required for some volunteer assignments or volunteers may sign a declination form.