Before medical school, Holly Schroeder traveled to Patagonia and volunteered in an emergency room in Coyhaique, Chile—where many patients traveled for hours to seek routine medical care due to a lack of doctors in the surrounding rural region. “I remember a woman with a broken tibia who traveled two hours by horseback to reach a highway where she could hitch a ride to the hospital four hours … [Read more...] about Answering Rural Medicine’s Call Abroad and at Home: Five Questions for a Fellow with Karl Dietrich and Holly Schroeder
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Answering Rural Medicineâs Call Abroad and at Home
Before medical school, Holly Schroeder traveled to Patagonia and volunteered in an emergency room in Coyhaique, Chileâwhere many patients traveled for hours to seek routine medical care due to a lack of doctors in the surrounding rural region. âI remember a woman with a broken tibia who traveled two hours by horseback to reach a highway where she could hitch a ride to the hospital four … [Read more...] about Answering Rural Medicineâs Call Abroad and at Home
“Advocating for the Environment Is the Ultimate Preventive Medicine”: Five Questions for a Fellow with Ali Arastu
Schweitzer Fellow and University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine student Ali Arastu has long possessed a powerful passion for the environment and the wilderness: “My experiences in the mountains and oceans continue to provide me with inspiration,” he says. “I love to share this passion with others.” That’s exactly what Arastu has spent the past year doing. As a Schweitzer Fellow, … [Read more...] about “Advocating for the Environment Is the Ultimate Preventive Medicine”: Five Questions for a Fellow with Ali Arastu
âAdvocating for the Environment Is the Ultimate Preventive Medicineâ
Schweitzer Fellow and University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine student Ali Arastu has long possessed a powerful passion for the environment and the wilderness: âMy experiences in the mountains and oceans continue to provide me with inspiration,â he says. âI love to share this passion with others.â Thatâs exactly what Arastu has spent the past year doing. As a … [Read more...] about âAdvocating for the Environment Is the Ultimate Preventive Medicineâ
Quote of the Day
"Responsibility is a great thing. To shoulder responsibility, not to shirk it. Politically, economically, in so many respects, people in our time don't seem to face their duties. If we learned early in life not to avoid responsibility, the world would look brighter." -- Dr. Albert Schweitzer Looking for more inspiration and food for thought from our namesake? More Schweitzer quotes are available … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day