“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” —Albert Schweitzer
Our Team
Barbara Heffner
Executive Director
NC ALBERT SCHWEITZER FELLOWSHIP
PO Box 1636
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 895-6506
CONTACT
Trisha White, MD
BOARD: CHAIR AND TREASURER
- Family Physician, Davidson Family Medicine
- 1984 Lambaréné Schweitzer Fellow
Board Members
George Adams, MD
- Cardiologist, NC Heart and Vascular
- 1997 NC Schweitzer Fellow
Greg Chadwick, DDS, MS
- Dean, ECU School of Dental Medicine
TIFFANY COVAS, MD, MPH
- Family Physician, Duke Family Medicine
- 2011 NC Schweitzer Fellow
William “Billy” Fischer, MD
- Pulmonologist, UNC School of Medicine
- 2001 NC Schweitzer Fellow and 2003 Lambaréné Schweitzer Fellow
Benjamin Gilmer, MD, MS
- Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), UNC School of Medicine – Chapel Hill, Family Medicine Clerkship Director, Medical Director, Kenan Primary Care Medical Scholars, Medical Director, MAHEC Rural and Global Health Fellowship
- 2002 NC Schweitzer Fellow and 2004 Lambaréné Fellow
Melissa Green, MPH
- Deputy Director for Recruitment and Communications, Clinical Scholars National Leadership Program
- 2000 NC Schweitzer Fellow
Tom Irons, MD
- Associate Vice Chancellor, Regional Health Services, Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Office of Generalist Programs, ECU Brody School of Medicine
Amanda Stroud, DMD
- Dental Director, AppHealthCare
- 2012 NC Schweitzer Fellow
Douglas Zinn
- Founded Philanthrology, LLC, a consulting agency
- Past executive director of the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust