Schweitzer Fellowships have an intensive leadership component so that fellows can continue to inspire others to improve the health of those who experience barriers to care beyond their year of service.The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama has announced the incoming 2023-24 fellows class, which includes 12 students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The Alabama Schweitzer Chapter was founded in 2015 and joined a national network of Albert Schweitzer Fellowship chapters across the United States. ASF chapters are dedicated to improving the health of vulnerable people by developing a corps of emerging professionals who enter the workforce with the skills and commitment necessary to address unmet health needs.
“Every year, we are blown away by the commitment to community that the graduate student applicants uphold in their applications and interviews,” said Kristin Boggs, executive director of ASF of Alabama. “These are students who desire not only to contribute to the health and well-being of others but also to learn from their community mentors and members. We are excited to come alongside these students as they seek to build trust and develop mutual partnerships.”
The fellows from UAB include:
UAB Marnix. E Heersink School of Medicine
Mike Anderson
Richie Heng
Paul Jones
Sarika Mullapudi
Josiah Perry
UAB School of Optometry
Samantha Chapman
Demetric Jones (also a student in the UAB Collat School of Business)
Alice Kim (also a student in the UAB School of Public Health)
Lydia Smith
UAB School of Dentistry
Jade Kim
Suyeon Kim
UAB School of Health Professions
Alanis Stansberry
Fellows will spend 13 months immersed in community public health projects. Their projects will improve the health and social well-being of their populations of choice throughout the state while simultaneously strengthening their leadership skills. In doing so, they will continue the legacy of the Fellowship’s namesake, the famed physician-humanitarian Albert Schweitzer.
Schweitzer Fellowships have an intensive leadership component so that fellows can continue to inspire others to improve the health of those who experience barriers to care beyond their year of service. ASF fellows work closely under the guidance of community site partners and academic mentors throughout the project period.