The annual Schweitzer Leadership Conference is an unparalleled opportunity for established and emerging professionals with an interest in building healthier communities to learn from leaders who are shaping the way we think, talk, and act when it comes to health equity, health care, social change, and public policy. 

This year's conference will feature:

  

• Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, recipient of the 2013 Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism
• Dr. Robert L. Satcher, Jr., MD, PhD - Conference Keynote Speaker
• Dr. Timothy Johnson, Vice Chair of the ASF Board of Directors, recipient of the 2013 Albert Schweitzer Clarion Award for Health Promotion and Education 

Conference topics this year will include:

• The impact of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act on health equity
• Innovative methods being employed to reduce youth violence
• How to increase health literacy in an increasingly complicated health care landscape
• Meeting the mental health needs of vulnerable children

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What are students saying about the Schweitzer Leadership Conference?

“This was one of the best conferences I've ever attended. I wish it was multiple days long. I loved the diversity of attendees – students, emerging professional, leaders – just outstanding all around!”

“The plenary presentations rocked! I loved the networking, the energy of shared passions, and bouncing ideas around. Plus, the food!”

“I heard so many different perspectives, yet it was very unified and inviting.”

“I liked that the conference was small, but large enough to meet and network with a variety of professionals.”

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Some of our past Fellows and conference attendees have included:

• Ezra Barzilay, MD, MPH, Lead Epidemiologist, Health Systems Reconstruction Office at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Wynona Ward, Esq. Founder, Have Justice, Will Travel, CNN Hero
• Rishi Manchanda, MD, Lead Physician, Dept. of Veterans Affairs; President and Founder, HealthBegins; Founder and Chair, RxDemocracy

Past conference faculty have included:

• Rushika Fermandopulle, M.D. M.P.P, Founder and CEO, Iora Health
• Peter Goldbach, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Health Dialog
• Kohar Jones, MD, Director of Community Health and Service Learning, University of Chicago
• Karen Spiller, Project Director Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness
• Donal L. Weaver, MD, Chief Medical Officer, National Association of Community Health Centers

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

As a Schweitzer Leadership Conference sponsor, your organization will demonstrate its social responsibility and gain valuable national exposure to a diverse group of health and human service professionals. To become a sponsor, please contact Sylvia Stevens-Edouard at sylvia.stevens@schweitzerfellowship.org or 617.667.1529.
To learn more about what to expect at the Schweitzer Leadership Conference, click here to download a PDF of the full program of events from last year's Schweitzer Leadership Conference. 

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Since 1992, The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) has worked to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable communities by developing a multidisciplinary corps of “Leaders in Service”: emerging professionals who inspire others to action by their example, and who have the skills and dedication to effect change by addressing not only the clinical health needs of underserved populations, but also the social determinants of health.

*Schweitzer Fellow for Life (program alumna/us)