Founded in 1992, the Boston Schweitzer Fellows Program is the oldest of twelve Schweitzer program sites across the U.S.
Since the program’s inception, Schweitzer Fellows in Boston—competitively chosen from health-focused graduate student applicants in a variety of fields—have worked tirelessly to address health disparities and the social determinants of health throughout the greater Boston and Worcester areas.
To read more about what being a Schweitzer Fellow in Boston entails and to find out how to apply, please visit our application page. Click here to download an informational one-pager about the Boston Schweitzer Fellows program, which is funded entirely by charitable donations and grants. Make a gift, make a difference!
OUR IMPACT
Since 1992, more than 430 Schweitzer Fellows have provided over 85,000 hours of service to Boston and Worcester’s most vulnerable communities. Partnering with area community-based organizations, these Fellows have addressed a wide variety of unmet health needs by creating and carrying out yearlong projects with direct service at their core. Examples include the following initiatives:
• Establishing a long-term community-based effort to reduce morbidity and mortality related to chronic kidney disease in Boston’s Asian and Pacific Islander populations
• Developing a homelessness prevention program for at-risk individuals with mental illness
• Launching a free health clinic that delivers culturally competent care to Worcester’s African immigrants
• Increasing community participation in social and service networks for LGBT elders
• Creating a curriculum for adults with developmental disabilities who have been diagnosed with diabetes
• Addressing the obesity epidemic by providing nutritional counseling and physical activity programs for underserved children
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