Houston-Galveston Fellow Gets Cookin’
Schweitzer Fellow Maggie Raber joined Deborah Duncan, host of “Great Day Houston,” in the kitchen Aug. 3 to share some mouth-watering recipes and talk up her Schweitzer Fellowship project. Raber, a...
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Preparing prison inmates for the future
Instructors from Vermont Law School’s SPEAK Organization and the University of Vermont’s Lawrence Debate Union (LDU) are involved with the SPEAK Prison Debate Initiative. From left to right: Luke...
View ArticleJoin us Sept. 29 for a celebration Bach to mark our 75th anniversary!
Here at the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, we most often talk about the life of Dr. Schweitzer in the context of his work as a doctor, his philosophy of Reverence for Life, and his dedication to serving...
View ArticleDrew Altman to receive 2015 Clarion Award
Anyone working in the US healthcare system or in healthcare policy knows that the issues around providing quality, affordable healthcare are numerous and complicated. But Dr. Drew Altman, president and...
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Helping teens find their voice
Schweitzer Fellow Jamie Pfaff is working with children living with sickle cell disease. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Schweitzer Fellow and second-year medical student at UT Southwestern, Jamie Pfaff...
View ArticleBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Serving the community, serving ASF
As a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has established a reputation for excellence in medical research and education, consistently ranking...
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Overcoming barriers for Spanish speaking patients in North Carolina
Schweiter Fellow Rebecca Flint North Carolina Schweitzer Fellow Rebecca Flint has been studying to become fluent in Spanish almost as hard as she’s been studying to become a pediatrician. As an...
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Helping seniors keep their balance
Schweitzer Fellow Elizabeth Rossitch Schweitzer Fellow Haily Vora In partnership with the Pitt County Council on Aging, North Carolina Schweitzer Fellows Elizabeth Rossitch and Haily Vora are...
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Regaining control, one faithful step at a time
Schweitzer Fellow Paul Abraham, left, runs a smoking cessation program at Calvert Place Men’s Shelter. Paul Abraham, Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Schweitzer Fellow and second-year medical student at UT...
View ArticlePartners In Health to be honored with Albert Schweitzer Prize for...
Making house calls to people with tuberculosis living in shacks in remote southwestern Siberia. Traversing the dusty roads of Crystal, New Mexico, to deliver medicine to elderly members of the Navajo...
View ArticleFrom Boston’s Chinatown to the Statehouse, meeting the needs of the community
Toothpaste doesn’t usually arouse much excitement in people. But for Abdul “Abe” Abdulwaheed, the sight of an office full of tubes of Crest was like a fantasy come to life. Back in 2001, Abdulwaheed...
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Join us for our 2nd annual ‘Hats On for Service’!
Schweitzer Fellows and Fellows for Life participated in service projects around the country last year. Last January, more than 100 Schweitzer Fellows, Fellows for Life, and their friends took part in...
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Encouraging survivors of intimate partner violence to take healing breaths
Schweitzer Fellow Erin McCloskey A few years ago, Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellow Erin McCloskey attended a yoga class with a friend. It completely changed the direction of her life. A month into the...
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Fostering conversation and connection with elders living with dementia
Schweitzer Fellow Emily Forbes-Mobus Schweitzer Fellow Alison Mercier New Hampshire/Vermont Schweitzer Fellows Emily Forbes-Mobus and Alison Mercier both speak fondly of the many load-lightening...
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NC Fellows Overcome Obstacles in Launching Dental Clinic
Schweitzer Fellow Nick Baker Schweitzer Fellow Sarah Brobeck Finding affordable oral care is always a difficult challenge, but when you do not have dental insurance and you are living with the...
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Teaching tech skills to Latino patients to help them better manage their health
Schweitzer Fellow Tanya Olmos Anyone who has emailed their doctor about symptoms, reviewed lab results through a patient portal like Medfusion, or managed their medication using a mobile app like...
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Teaching simple steps to beat stress and build health
Schweitzer Fellow Samantha Karlin Schweitzer Fellow Hunter Hopkins The women who live at the New Orleans Women’s Shelter (NOWS) are at an important transition point in their lives. They are actively...
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Bridging the gap between dentistry and LGBTQ community members
Schweitzer Fellow Jonathan Nguyen Los Angeles Schweitzer Fellow Jonathan Nguyen is concerned that, within the healthcare profession, dental professionals have been found to be among the least...
View ArticleCalling all Boston area Fellows for Life!
Boston-area Fellows and Fellows for Life are invited to join us for Hats On for Service on Monday, January 18. For the second year in a row, we will volunteer at The Blackstone Innovation School, a K-5...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Dr. Schweitzer
January 14 marks the 141st anniversary of Dr. Albert Schweitzer’s birth. To honor his life and his legacy of service—along with the life and commitment to service of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—we...
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