From the moment she first leapt off a flying trapeze platform as an 8-year-old, Jacqueline Nager loved circus arts. Pretty soon, she was spending her summers at Circus Arts Camp, eventually becoming a counselor. “I had the best time there,” says Nager. While researching for a journalism class assignment as an undergrad at Swarthmore College, Nager stumbled across the Circus Arts Institute in … [Read more...] about Medical clowning is serious business
Los Angeles
Patients & Providers: Binders Of Our Own
This blog post was written by Los Angeles Fellow Allie Schmiesing who is an Occupational Therapy student at the University of Southern California. It was originally published in Neutrois Nonsense, a blog about people who identify as nonbinary. I opened up my browser to the Google Hangouts homepage and sat staring at it for a few moments filled with nervous anticipation. I was meeting Charlie … [Read more...] about Patients & Providers: Binders Of Our Own
Providing regular care for people who are homeless
Providing quality medical care to people who are chronically homeless requires skills not often taught in med school. Their medical needs are often complex, with multiple co-morbidities exacerbated by the instability and hardship of life on the street. And it takes empathy and patience for a doctor to build trust with a person who is part of a vulnerable, marginalized population. But with … [Read more...] about Providing regular care for people who are homeless
LA Chapter of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Announces Community Champion and Spirit Awards
Recipients to be honored at the 8th Annual Celebration of Service Dinner The Los Angeles chapter of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (LA-ASF) announced today that former National Football League player Mike McKenzie will receive the Community Champion Award, and Althea Alexander, Assistant Dean of the Office of Diversity at the USC Keck School of Medicine, will receive the Fellowship Spirit Award … [Read more...] about LA Chapter of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Announces Community Champion and Spirit Awards
Smoking Cessation: An Rx for Health
As a first-year student at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Yue (Joy) Wang fell in love with the school's Smoking Cessation Program. Now, as a Schweitzer Fellow, Wang is working to expand it. ASF: Why did you decide to develop your particular project? JW: In the USC Smoking Cessation Program, student pharmacists are paired with patients who want to quit smoking. They … [Read more...] about Smoking Cessation: An Rx for Health