Six Medical Students Selected as Schweitzer Fellows
Monday, March 24, 2008
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Durham, NC -- Six Duke School of Medicine students have been selected as 08-09 NC Albert Schweitzer Fellows. Honoring the legacy of Dr. Albert Schweitzer by committing to a year of service with a community agency, these Fellows will devote over 800 hours of service to local communities lacking access to adequate health services.
Duke School of Medicine Fellows
Ermias Abebe will develop and implement an ACL and general injury prevention program for teen female athletes at a Durham County High School.
Moira Breslin and Michael Raisch will create a healing arts program for critically ill people to be conducted in their homes to provide an outlet for expression. They will work with the community agency Project Compassion.
Genevieve Ricart will develop a nutrition education program to enhance healthy food preparation and healthy lifestyle habits for shelter residents and those in need who eat at the Urban Ministries’ Community Kitchen.
Loren Robinson and Jennifer Waddy will create an after school program for 7th and 8th grade girls to increase self-esteem, positive coping skills and healthy body image and exercise behaviors at a Durham County middle school.
An additional eighteen graduate students from health professional schools in NC were also awarded fellowships. Schweitzer Fellows continue their conventional professional training while participating in the entry-year of the Schweitzer Fellows Program. Each newly selected group enlarges a rapidly growing network of Schweitzer fellows who are committed to supporting each other on lifelong paths of service.
