By Kristin Zachary, ECU now When Jiwon Lim decided to study dental medicine, part of her decision hinged on her desire to help others and change lives. After her experience…
28 Graduate Students Will Spend Next Year Improving Community Health and Developing Lifelong Leadership Skills Davidson, NC, April 23, 2019—The North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (NCASF) announced the selection of…
The NC Albert Schweitzer Fellowship was delighted to honor Dr. Billy Fischer with the Albert Schweitzer Leadership award on Saturday, April 6, 2019 in Raleigh. The Award recognizes an individual…
By Amber Rupinta from ABC11 DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new farmers market from Hungry Harvest called Produce in a SNAP has launched on Duke's Medical Campus. Hungry Harvest is a company that delivers…
By the University of North Carolina System Communications Believe it or not, sentence structure has an impact on health and well-being. Just ask Brandi Montgomery and Crystal Cox, two of…
The Bigger Picture Aarti Thakkar, 2017-18 NC Albert Schweitzer Fellow for Life The following paints a picture of Aarti's work as a 2018-19 Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellow. Here’s…
One of the most important things the Schweitzer Fellowship does is to allow Fellows to continue, expand, or fine-tune existing Fellowship projects so that they may have an even greater,…
Last October, results from a Schweitzer Fellowship project launched in Durham, North Carolina to improve the health outcomes of patients with complicated, chronic medical needs were shared with a global…
Editor’s note: We’re proud to highlight this health literacy project by Schweitzer Fellows Mustafa Abid and Ziyad Knio during the month of October, which is Health Literacy Month. It is one…
For their Fellowship project, 2016-17 North Carolina Fellows Catherine Harris and Mas Sato ran a literacy program for families at a temporary homeless shelter and two literacy and GED programs…