About Us
The Tulsa Schweitzer Chapter was founded in 2015 to join 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.
In the spring of 2016, the first class of Tulsa Schweitzer Fellows were competitively chosen from student applicants from a wide range of Tulsa-area graduate and professional degree programs. Applicants come from traditional health-focused graduate programs such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, and public health, as well as other disciplines including education, social work, law, and the arts. The Schweitzer Fellowship year expands a student’s educational experience and provides opportunities to gain firsthand knowledge and skills about innovative project design, leadership, and community health rarely found in traditional professional health training.
While continuing their graduate studies, Schweitzer Fellows design and implement community-based projects that address health disparities in Tulsa, as well as the social determinants of health, such as poverty, the environment, and education. Schweitzer projects encompass everything from the physical environment where people live, to promoting early childhood literacy and parent engagement, to encouraging healthy exercise and nutrition habits, to launching and staffing community health centers and clinics.
To read more about what being a Schweitzer Fellow in Tulsa entails and to find out how to apply, please visit our application information page. The Tulsa Schweitzer Fellows Program is funded entirely by charitable donations and grants. Make a gift, make a difference!
Tulsa Chapter in the News
May 4, 2017
“Tending to kids, one child at a time”
May 2, 2017
“How real-world experience is preparing me for clinical rotations” (Essay by Fellow Michael Sutton about Fellowship experience, published in The DO, the newsletter of the American Osteopathic Association)
April 27, 2017
“Law student named Schweitzer Fellow”
April 27, 2017
“TU-based Schweitzer chapter announces second group of fellows”
April 6, 2017
“Integrating psychological care into the primary care setting”
January 25, 2017
“The myth of creating an abortion-free society”
January 25, 2017
“Using play to teach healthy habits to elementary school students”
January 3, 2017
“Schweitzer Fellow: Leadership conference boosts optimism”
December 21, 2016
“Schweitzer Fellow: Leadership conference boosts optimism”
January 25, 2017
“Using play to teach healthy habits to elementary school students”
December 21, 2016
“Schweitzer Fellow: Leadership conference boosts optimism”
December 12, 2016
“Empowering Tulsa families to take control of their health”
November 21, 2016
American Osteopathic Association includes ASF blog post on Fellow Michael Sutton in its daily briefing
November 17, 2016
“Taking small steps to make big changes in Tulsa”
July 22, 2016
“REACH Act would save lives”
March 31, 2016
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa President John Schumann pens Facebook note about welcome reception for new Fellows
March 31, 2016
“OSU-Tulsa graduate student introduced as Schweitzer Fellow at reception”
March 31, 2016
“OSU-CHS medical students introduced as Schweitzer Fellows at reception”
March 18, 2016
“OSU-Tulsa graduate student selected as inaugural Tulsa Schweitzer Fellow”
March 18, 2016
“Three OSU-COM students selected as inaugural Tulsa Schweitzer Fellows”
March 14, 2016
ASF Press Release announcing inaugural class of Tulsa Fellows
March 13, 2016
“11 fellows selected for Albert Schweitzer program”
For more information, please contact:
Rachel Gold, Director Albert Schweitzer Fellowship-Tulsa
Email: rachel-gold@utulsa.edu
Phone: 918-728-1652